Impact of management guidelines on the outcome of severe community acquired pneumonia

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-21

  Hirani, N A ^a   Macfarlane, J T ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

guidelines; mortality; severe community acquired pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031023879     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.1.17     Document Type: Article

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