Incidence of Antibiotic Treatment Failure in Patients with Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia and Community Acquired Pneumonia

Purpose: Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) patients are at higher risk of multi-drug resistant infection (MDR) than those with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Recent evidence suggests a single risk factor for MDR does not accurately predict the need for broad-spectrum antibiotics. The goal...

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Published in:	Infectious Disease Reports
Main Authors:	Mariana Lopes, Gonçalo Alves Silva, Rui Filipe Nogueira, Daniela Marado, João Gonçalves, Carlos Athayde, Dilva Silva, Ana Figueiredo, Jorge Fortuna, Armando Carvalho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Subjects:	nursing home-acquired pneumonia community-acquired pneumonia antimicrobial drug resistance epidemiology treatment failure
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/13/1/6