Administration of first hospital antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: Does timeliness affect outcomes?

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Houck, Peter M ^a,c   Bratzler, Dale W ^b  

^a Seattle Regional Office   (United States)

^b Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^c USPHS Hospital Seattle   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Outcomes; Pneumonia; Process; Timing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; EXPERIENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15044364422     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qco.0000160905.94684.91     Document Type: Review

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