TY - JOUR T1 - Oral or inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of croup? JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - ep13 LP - ep13 DO - 10.1136/adc.2006.108431 VL - 92 IS - 1 AU - Federico Marchetti AU - Jenny Bua AU - Marzia Lazzerini Y1 - 2007/02/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/92/1/ep13.abstract N2 - In his extensive guideline review of the glucocorticoid treatment in croup, in agreement with the conclusions of the Cochrane review,1 Baumer2 states that “in the absence of further evidence, the use of a single oral dose of dexamethasone, probably 600 μg/kg, should be preferred because of its safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness”. We believe … ER -