Empiric treatment in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia. Impact on mortality, length of stay and re-admission

Summary Objective To evaluate adherence to guidelines when choosing an empirical treatment and its impact upon the prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods A prospective multicentre study was conducted in 425 CAP patients hospitalized on ward. Initial empirical treatment was classifi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 2007-09, Vol.101 (9), p.1909-1915
Hauptverfasser:	Reyes Calzada, S, Martínez Tomas, R, Cremades Romero, M.J, Martínez Moragón, E, Soler Cataluña, J.J, Menéndez Villanueva, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use beta-Lactams - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Community-acquired pneumonia Epidemiologic Methods Female Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data Humans Length of stay Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Macrolides - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mortality Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data Pneumology Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy Practice Guidelines as Topic Prognosis Pulmonary/Respiratory Quinolones - therapeutic use Severity of Illness Index Spain Treatment Treatment Outcome
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