Hospital practice (1995)
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Hospital practice (1995) · Feb 2017
Antibiotic treatment patterns, costs, and resource utilization among patients with community acquired pneumonia: a US cohort study.
The current treatment options for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often present a trade-off between the potential for treatment failure and safety concerns. We set out to investigate real-world outcomes associated with the use of currently available antimicrobial treatment options for CAP in both the outpatient and inpatient (non-intensive care unit [ICU]) settings. ⋯ In both the inpatient and outpatient settings, the development of additional efficacious treatment options that have a reduced AE burden for patients with CAP may be warranted.