A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA)

Ruth Lucinde, Abdirahman Abdi, Benedict Orindi, Stella Mwakio, Henry Gathuri, Edwin Onyango, Salome Chira, Morris Ogero, Lynda Isaaka, Jimmy Shangala, Irene Njeri Oginga, Alvin Wachira, Evans Manuthu, Hazel Kariuki, Jared Nyikuli, Cyprian Wekesa, Amos Otedo, Hannah Bosire, Steve Biko Okoth, Winston Ongalo, David Mukabi, Wilber Lusamba, Beatrice Muthui, Nicholas Kirui, Isaac Adembesa, Caroline Mithi, Mohammed Sood, Nadia Ahmed, Bernard Gituma, Vera Bina Ongaki, Matiko Giabe, Charles Omondi, Loice Achieng Ombajo, Wangeci Kagucia, Mike English, Mainga Hamaluba, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, Dorcas Kamuya, Philip Bejon, Ambrose Agweyu, Samuel Akech, Anthony Oliwa Etyang

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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2
Published: 2025-05-28
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@article{allodium:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2,
  title = {A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA)},
  author = {Ruth Lucinde and Abdirahman Abdi and Benedict Orindi and Stella Mwakio and Henry Gathuri and Edwin Onyango and Salome Chira and Morris Ogero and Lynda Isaaka and Jimmy Shangala and Irene Njeri Oginga and Alvin Wachira and Evans Manuthu and Hazel Kariuki and Jared Nyikuli and Cyprian Wekesa and Amos Otedo and Hannah Bosire and Steve Biko Okoth and Winston Ongalo and David Mukabi and Wilber Lusamba and Beatrice Muthui and Nicholas Kirui and Isaac Adembesa and Caroline Mithi and Mohammed Sood and Nadia Ahmed and Bernard Gituma and Vera Bina Ongaki and Matiko Giabe and Charles Omondi and Loice Achieng Ombajo and Wangeci Kagucia and Mike English and Mainga Hamaluba and Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier and Dorcas Kamuya and Philip Bejon and Ambrose Agweyu and Samuel Akech and Anthony Oliwa Etyang},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Wellcome Open Research},
  doi = {10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA)
AU  - Ruth Lucinde
AU  - Abdirahman Abdi
AU  - Benedict Orindi
AU  - Stella Mwakio
AU  - Henry Gathuri
AU  - Edwin Onyango
AU  - Salome Chira
AU  - Morris Ogero
AU  - Lynda Isaaka
AU  - Jimmy Shangala
AU  - Irene Njeri Oginga
AU  - Alvin Wachira
AU  - Evans Manuthu
AU  - Hazel Kariuki
AU  - Jared Nyikuli
AU  - Cyprian Wekesa
AU  - Amos Otedo
AU  - Hannah Bosire
AU  - Steve Biko Okoth
AU  - Winston Ongalo
AU  - David Mukabi
AU  - Wilber Lusamba
AU  - Beatrice Muthui
AU  - Nicholas Kirui
AU  - Isaac Adembesa
AU  - Caroline Mithi
AU  - Mohammed Sood
AU  - Nadia Ahmed
AU  - Bernard Gituma
AU  - Vera Bina Ongaki
AU  - Matiko Giabe
AU  - Charles Omondi
AU  - Loice Achieng Ombajo
AU  - Wangeci Kagucia
AU  - Mike English
AU  - Mainga Hamaluba
AU  - Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier
AU  - Dorcas Kamuya
AU  - Philip Bejon
AU  - Ambrose Agweyu
AU  - Samuel Akech
AU  - Anthony Oliwa Etyang
PY  - 2025
JO  - Wellcome Open Research
DO  - 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2
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APA

Lucinde, R., Abdi, A., Orindi, B., Mwakio, S., Gathuri, H., Onyango, E., Chira, S., Ogero, M., Isaaka, L., Shangala, J., Oginga, I. N., Wachira, A., Manuthu, E., Kariuki, H., Nyikuli, J., Wekesa, C., Otedo, A., Bosire, H., Okoth, S. B., Ongalo, W., Mukabi, D., Lusamba, W., Muthui, B., Kirui, N., Adembesa, I., Mithi, C., Sood, M., Ahmed, N., Gituma, B., Ongaki, V. B., Giabe, M., Omondi, C., Ombajo, L. A., Kagucia, W., English, M., Hamaluba, M., Ochola-Oyier, L. I., Kamuya, D., Bejon, P., Agweyu, A., Akech, S., & Etyang, A. O. (2025). A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA). Wellcome Open Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18401.2

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