Empiric antibiotic therapy in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia

Empiric antibiotic therapy in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia

Background: Guideline-based empiric antimicrobial therapy is recommended for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we evaluate the pattern of empiric antibiotics of CAP patients. Materials and Methods: Patients with CAP were retrieved from the health information unit us...

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Main Authors: Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Hisham Momattin, Kareem Hinedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antimicrobial stewardship
antimicrobial therapy
community-acquired pneumonia
empiric antibiotic
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2019;volume=11;issue=2;spage=69;epage=72;aulast=Al-Tawfiq

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