Identification of low-risk hospitalized patients with pneumonia. Implications for early conversion to oral antimicrobial therapy

PURPOSE: Few available data exist to define either the medically necessary duration of parenteral antimicrobial therapy or length of stay for hospitalized patients with pneumonia. Therefore, we investigated the potential safety and effectiveness of a practice guideline recommending early conversion...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1994-04, Vol.105 (4), p.1109-1115
Hauptverfasser:	WEINGARTEN, S. R, RIEDINGER, M. S, VARIS, G, NOAH, M. S, BELMAN, M. J, MEYER, R. D, ELLRODT, A. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Community-Acquired Infections - mortality Female Hospitalization Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Length of Stay Male Medical sciences Pneumonia - complications Pneumonia - diagnosis Pneumonia - drug therapy Pneumonia - mortality Practice Guidelines as Topic Predictive Value of Tests Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity
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