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2237. Early Discontinuation of Antibacterials Is Safe for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Who Have a Positive Viral Test, Negative Tests for Bacteria, and Low Procalcitonin
BACKGROUND: Studies using molecular testing methods have found monomicrobial infection with a virus as the etiology of CAP in adult patients admitted to the hospital in 6–30% of cases. The use of antibacterial agents in such patients is unnecessary, and can lead to untoward consequences. A test conf...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810142/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1915 |