Adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines and outcomes in the hospitalized elderly with different types of pneumonia

Francesco Franceschi

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2015.04.002

Adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines and outcomes in the hospitalized elderly with different types of pneumonia

Francesco Franceschi

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Abstract

Few studies evaluated the clinical outcomes of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Health Care-Associated Pneumonia (HCAP) in relation to the adherence of antibiotic treatment to the guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in hospitalized elderly people (65 years or older).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	330-337
Number of pages	8
Journal	European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.04.002
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Antibiotics
Elderly
Guidelines adherence
Mortality
Pneumonia
Re-hospitalization

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Adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines and outcomes in the hospitalized elderly with different types of pneumonia

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