Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer

Among 124 older adults with advanced cancer who were hospitalized with pneumonia, 7.3% met criteria for postobstructive pneumonia. There were no differences in antibiotic duration, antibiotic spectrum, 30-day and 90-day readmissions, or mortality between those with and without postobstructive pneumo...

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Main Authors: Seohyuk Lee, Lisa O’Donovan, Avi J. Cohen, Samir Gautam, Vincent Quagliarello, Manisha Juthani-Mehta, Rupak Datta
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22002935/type/journal_article
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description Among 124 older adults with advanced cancer who were hospitalized with pneumonia, 7.3% met criteria for postobstructive pneumonia. There were no differences in antibiotic duration, antibiotic spectrum, 30-day and 90-day readmissions, or mortality between those with and without postobstructive pneumonia. Bacteria were identified in 5 patients with postobstructive pneumonia.
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spelling doaj.art-258c1bd233d044b1adce01cb04bc82092023-03-09T12:28:17ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2022-01-01210.1017/ash.2022.293Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancerSeohyuk Lee0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3023-1304Lisa O’Donovan1Avi J. Cohen2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8909-5365Samir Gautam3Vincent Quagliarello4Manisha Juthani-Mehta5Rupak Datta6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2281-7508Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSection of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSection of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSection of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSection of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSection of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Program, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, ConnecticutAmong 124 older adults with advanced cancer who were hospitalized with pneumonia, 7.3% met criteria for postobstructive pneumonia. There were no differences in antibiotic duration, antibiotic spectrum, 30-day and 90-day readmissions, or mortality between those with and without postobstructive pneumonia. Bacteria were identified in 5 patients with postobstructive pneumonia.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22002935/type/journal_article
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
title Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
title_full Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
title_fullStr Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
title_short Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
title_sort prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
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