Reasons for Choice of Antibiotic for the Empirical Treatment of CAP by Canadian Infectious Disease Physicians
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented substantial variation in physician prescribing practices for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Much of this variation is the result of empirical treatment, in which physicians must choose antibiotics in the a8bsence of culture and sensitivity...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1999-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/928438 |
| Summary: | BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented substantial variation in physician prescribing practices for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Much of this variation is the result of empirical treatment, in which physicians must choose antibiotics in the a8bsence of culture and sensitivity data. |
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| ISSN: | 1180-2332 |