Community acquired pneumonia (CAP): An update

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 23-27

  Chan, C K N ^a   Shibl, A ^a   Memish, Z ^a   Zhanel, G ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Empiric treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CHOICE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034982699     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2001.11782324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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