Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment of moderate-to-severe community-acquired pneumonia: a propensity score matched study

Abstract Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP) guidelines generally recommend to admit patients with moderate-to-severe CAP and start treatment with intravenous antibiotics. This study aims to explore the clinical outcomes of oral antibiotics in patients with moderate-to-severe CAP. We performed a nest...

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Main Authors: Anna G. Kaal, Rick Roos, Pieter de Jong, Rianne M. C. Pepping, Johanna M. W. van den Berg, Maarten O. van Aken, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Mattijs E. Numans, Cees van Nieuwkoop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59026-2