Empirical antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia and accuracy for Legionella pneumophila , Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Clamydophila pneumoniae: a descriptive cross-sectional study of adult patients in the emergency department

Empirical antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia and accuracy for Legionella pneumophila , Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Clamydophila pneumoniae: a descriptive cross-sectional study of adult patients in the emergency department

Abstract Background Many factors determine empirical antibiotic treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to describe the empirical antibiotic treatment CAP patients with an acute hospital visit and to determine if the current treatment algorithm provided specific and sufficient cove...

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Main Authors: Morten Hjarnø Lorentzen, Flemming Schønning Rosenvinge, Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Ole Graumann, Christian B. Laursen, Christian Backer Mogensen, Helene Skjøt-Arkil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pneumonia
CAP
Empirical Antibiotic treatment
Legionella
Infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08565-6

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