Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report and Current Treatment Dilemmas

Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report and Current Treatment Dilemmas

Resistance to macrolides is rising in the USA and warrants careful consideration when confronted with a patient with suspected pneumonia in the urgent care clinic. This case study exemplifies the potentially serious consequences of treatment failure following prescription of a macrolide for communit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in emergency medicine 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-7
1. Verfasser: Harnett, Glenn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Antigens
Bacterial pneumonia
Blood
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Community-acquired infections
Diagnosis
Drug resistance
Emergency medicine
Family medical history
Influenza
Metabolism
Methods
Mortality
Pneumonia
Streptococcus infections
Urine
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Zusammenfassung:Resistance to macrolides is rising in the USA and warrants careful consideration when confronted with a patient with suspected pneumonia in the urgent care clinic. This case study exemplifies the potentially serious consequences of treatment failure following prescription of a macrolide for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. Furthermore, the consequential treatment dilemmas currently faced by physicians are briefly discussed.
ISSN:2090-648X
2090-6498
DOI:10.1155/2017/5045087