A positive pneumococcal urinary antigen test promotes narrow spectrum antibiotic use in patients with non-invasive pneumococcal pneumonia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.114897
Abstract: BACKGROUND We compared changes in antibiotics in patients diagnosed with noninvasive pneumococcal pneumonia (NPP) by pneumoccocal urinary antigen tests or respiratory cultures. METHODS We compared patients diagnosed by pneumococcal urinary antigen tests or respiratory cultures… read more here.
Keywords: pneumococcal pneumonia; pneumococcal urinary; respiratory cultures; positive pneumococcal ... See more keywords
1766: CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ICU PNEUMONIA PATIENTS WITH NEGATIVE RESPIRATORY CULTURE BUT POSITIVE NAAT
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DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000649360.86561.82
Abstract: Introduction/Hypothesis: In 2016, our trauma/surgical intensive care unit (SICU) implemented a hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP) protocol that utilized a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) to rapidly deescalate antibiotic therapy for MRSA and MSSA. This resulted in… read more here.
Keywords: respiratory cultures; culture; respiratory culture; group ... See more keywords