Trends in Antibiotic Use and Nosocomial Pathogens in Hospitalized Veterans With Pneumonia at 128 Medical Centers, 2006–2010
Author(s) -
Barbara Jones,
Makoto Jones,
Benedikt Huttner,
Gregory J. Stoddard,
Kevin A. Brown,
Vanessa Stevens,
Tom Greene,
Brian C. Sauer,
Karl MadarasKelly,
Michael Rubin,
Matthew Bidwell Goetz,
Matthew Samore
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ629
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , odds ratio , piperacillin , azithromycin , veterans affairs , ceftriaxone , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , piperacillin/tazobactam , acinetobacter , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic sensitivity , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , bacteria , biology , genetics
In 2005, pneumonia practice guidelines recommended broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients with risk factors for nosocomial pathogens. The impact of these recommendations on the ability of providers to match treatment with nosocomial pathogens is unknown.
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