Risk score-guided treatment for hospitalized pneumonia in older patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s41999-018-0069-8
Abstract: BackgroundInitial intravenous antibiotic treatment strategy for pneumonia is debated in older people living in nursing homes. Guidelines of the American Thoracic Society identified American Health-Care Associated Pneumonia (HCAP) which covered Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) and… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic regimen; hcap; older patients; hospitalized pneumonia ... See more keywords