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Association of guideline-based antimicrobial therapy and outcomes in healthcare-associated pneumonia
Author(s) -
Michael B. Rothberg,
Marya D. Zilberberg,
Penelope S. Pekow,
Aruna Priya,
Sarah Haessler,
Raquel Belforti,
Daniel J. Skiest,
Tara Lagu,
Thomas L. Higgins,
Peter K. Lindenauer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku533
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , pneumonia , propensity score matching , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , pathology
Guidelines for treatment of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) recommend empirical therapy with broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Our objective was to examine the association between guideline-based therapy (GBT) and outcomes for patients with HCAP.

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