Hospitalised children aged 3-mo to 5-yrs (in Darwin, children have to be Indigenous)
Have features of severe pneumonia on admission (temperature >37.5 celsius or a history of fever at home or observed at the referring clinic, age-adjusted tachypnoea [respiratory rate>50 if <12-months; respiratory rate>40 if >12-months] with chest wall recession and/or oxygen saturation <92% in air), and consolidation on chest X-ray as diagnosed by treating clinician
After 1-3 days of IV antibiotics, are afebrile, with improved respiratory symptoms and signs, oxygen saturation>90% in air and are ready to be switched to oral amoxicillin-clavulanate, and
Have symptoms of no longer than 7 days at point of hospitalisation.

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Visit
Hospitalised
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Person
children
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Person
aged
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Value
3-mo to 5-yrs
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Condition
pneumonia
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Qualifier
severe
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Measurement
temperature
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Value
>37.5 celsius
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Person
age
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Condition
tachypnoea
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Measurement
respiratory rate
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Value
>50
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Value
<12-months
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Value
>12-months
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Measurement
respiratory rate
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Value
>40
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Person
age
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Condition
chest wall recession
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Measurement
oxygen saturation
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Value
<92% in air
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Scope
chest wall recession and/or oxygen saturation <92% in air
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Scope
temperature >37.5 celsius or a history of fever at home or observed at the referring clinic, age-adjusted tachypnoea [respiratory rate>50 if <12-months; respiratory rate>40 if >12-months] with chest wall recession and/or oxygen saturation <92% in air
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Condition
consolidation
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Procedure
chest X-ray
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Condition
symptoms
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Temporal
no longer than 7 days at point of hospitalisation
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Reference_point
hospitalisation