Total duration of antimicrobial therapy in veterans hospitalized with uncomplicated pneumonia: Results of a national medication utilization evaluation

OBJECTIVE Practice guidelines recommend the shortest duration of antimicrobial therapy appropriate to treat uncomplicated pneumonia be prescribed to reduce the emergence of resistant pathogens. A national evaluation was conducted to assess the duration of therapy for pneumonia. DESIGN Retrospective...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of hospital medicine 2016-12, Vol.11 (12), p.832-839
Hauptverfasser:	Madaras‐Kelly, Karl J., Burk, Muriel, Caplinger, Christina, Bohan, Jefferson G., Neuhauser, Melinda M., Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Zhang, Rongping, Cunningham, Francesca E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Female Guideline Adherence - standards Hospitalization Hospitals, Veterans Humans Male Pneumonia - drug therapy Retrospective Studies Time Factors Veterans
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