Retrospective cohort analysis of outpatient antibiotic prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia in Canadian older adults.

Retrospective cohort analysis of outpatient antibiotic prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia in Canadian older adults.

<h4>Background</h4>This retrospective cohort study is the first in North America to examine population-level appropriate antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in older adults, by agent, dose and duration. With the highest rates of CAP reported in the elderly populations,...

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Main Authors: Ariana Saatchi, Jennifer N Reid, Salimah Z Shariff, Marcus Povitz, Michael Silverman, David M Patrick, Andrew M Morris, James McCormack, Manon R Haverkate, Fawziah Marra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292899

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292899

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