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,...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292899 |
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