Guideline-based antibiotics and mortality in healthcare-associated pneumonia

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 845-852

  Madaras Kelly, Karl J ^a,c   Remington, Richard E ^a,c   Sloan, Kevin L ^e   Fan, Vincent S ^b,d  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

anti bacterial agents; guideline; healthcare associated infection; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; pneumonia; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE SIMILAR THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862684704     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2011-y     Document Type: Article

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