In-Hospital Observation After Antibiotic Switch in Pneumonia: A National Evaluation

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Nathan, Ramesh V ^a   Rhew, David C ^a,b,c,d   Murray, Cynthia ^e   Bratzler, Dale W ^e   Houck, Peter M ^f   Weingarten, Scott R ^b,c,d  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Zynx Health   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^f Medicaid Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Health services research; Hospital; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; OBSERVATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646901303     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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