Atypical pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a worldwide perspective

Atypical pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a worldwide perspective

Abstract Background Empirical antibiotic coverage for atypical pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has long been debated, mainly because of a lack of epidemiological data. We aimed to assess both testing for atypical pathogens and their prevalence in hospitalized patients with CAP worldw...

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Main Authors: Andrea Gramegna, Giovanni Sotgiu, Marta Di Pasquale, Dejan Radovanovic, Silvia Terraneo, Luis F. Reyes, Ester Vendrell, Joao Neves, Francesco Menzella, Francesco Blasi, Stefano Aliberti, Marcos I. Restrepo, on behalf of the GLIMP Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
CAP
Atypical pathogens
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3565-z

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