Antibiotic Prescribing for Adults Hospitalized in the Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) 2007 guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommend a respiratory fluoroquinolone or beta-lactam plus macrolide as first-line antibiotics for adults hospitalized with CAP. Few studies have assessed guideline-concordant antibiotic use for patients hospitalized with CAP after the 2007 IDSA/ATS guidelines. We examine antibiotics prescribed and associated factors in adults hospitalized with CAP.

Methods

From January 2010 to June 2012, adults hospitalized with clinical and radiographic CAP were enrolled in a prospective Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community study across 5 US hospitals. Patients were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire, and medical charts were rev

SUBMITTER: Tomczyk S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5510457 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature