The impact of antimicrobial de-escalation therapy in culture-negative pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background/Aims Antimicrobial de-escalation (ADE) remains a challenging strategy in the treatment of pneumonia. We investigated the outcomes of ADE as measured by mortality and duration of the use of antibiotics in patients with culture-negative pneumonia. Methods We performed a systematic review an...

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Main Authors: Jae-Uk Song, Jonghoo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2023-09-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://kjim.org/upload/kjim-2023-115.pdf