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Accuracy of a score predicting the presence of an atypical pathogen in hospitalized patients with moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Atypical pathogens (AP), present in some patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), are intrinsically resistant to betalactam drugs, the mainstay of empirical antibiotic treatment. Adding antibiotic coverage for AP increases the risk of adverse effects and antimicrobial selection...

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Autores principales: Chauffard, Aline, Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier, Carballo, Sebastian, Prendki, Virginie, Reny, Jean-Luc, Stirnemann, Jérôme, Garin, Nicolas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07423-1