Commentary on the 1993 American Thoracic Society guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 14S-18S

  Campbell Jr , G Douglas ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Thoracic Society guidelines; Antimicrobial resistance; Drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae; Sputum Gram's stain; Treatment regimen

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344076339     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.suppl_1.14S     Document Type: Article

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