Impact of antibiotic de-escalation on clinical outcomes in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia
Author(s) -
Diego Viasus,
Antonella F. Simonetti,
Carolina GarcíaVidal,
Jordí Niubó,
Jordi Dorca,
Jordi Carratalà
Publication year - 2016
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/dkw441
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , pneumonia severity index , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal pneumonia , amoxicillin , antibiotics , community acquired pneumonia , sputum , retrospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology
Although antibiotic de-escalation is regarded as a measure that reduces selection pressure, adverse drug effects and costs, evidence supporting this practice in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia (CAPP) is lacking.
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