Tag: community acquired pneumonia

1. Using either procalcitonin or c-reactive protein as a biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment in patients with community-acquired pneumonia reduces ...

1. In this retrospective cohort study, discordance between initial diagnosis and discharge diagnosis occurred in over half of hospitalizations for ...

1. Among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), hydrocortisone reduced the risk of ...

1. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter courses of antibiotics were non-inferior in terms of treatment failure and treatment ...

 1. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter courses of antibiotics were non-inferior in terms of treatment failure and treatment relapse ...

1. New-onset atrial fibrillation following hospitalization for community acquired pneumonia was associated with higher subsequent thromboembolic risk. Evidence Rating Level: ...

1. Low-dose outpatient oral amoxicillin was noninferior to high-dose, and 3-day duration was noninferior to 7 days in children with ...

In this secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled trial, 26.8% of community-acquired pneumonia patients who received 3 days of antibiotics ...

1. In this secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled trial, 26.8% of community-acquired pneumonia patients who received 3 days of ...

1. Cure at 15 days occurred in 77% of patients in the placebo (3-day therapy) group compared to 68% of ...