The Medical journal of Australia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Hospital in the home: a randomised controlled trial.
To compare treatment of acute illness at home and in hospital, assessing safety, effect on geriatric complications, and patient/carer satisfaction. ⋯ Home treatment appears to provide a safe alternative to hospitalisation for selected patients, and may be preferable for some older patients. We found high levels of both patient and carer satisfaction with home treatment.
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Multicenter Study
Rapidly emerging antimicrobial resistances in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Australia. Pneumococcal Study Group.
To examine the prevalence of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae to key antimicrobials in Australia during 1997. ⋯ Rates of antimicrobial resistance are rising rapidly in S. pneumoniae in Australia. Recommendations for empiric treatment of invasive and respiratory infection need to take account of these changes.