Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo
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Monaldi Arch Chest Dis · Dec 1995
Review Comparative StudyEmpirical antibiotic therapy and lower respiratory tract infections: European guidelines and current practices.
Guidelines for the management of lower respiratory tract infection have been published in four European countries. The scope of each of these articles is reviewed and the similarities, differences and deficiencies highlighted. Very little is known about how lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are managed in routine practice in Europe, especially in the community. The available data suggest major differences in antibiotic use between countries which is likely to be multifactorial in origin.