The management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia beyond antibiotic therapy

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-390

  Aliberti, Stefano ^a   Blasi, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Low respiratory tract infections; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; PROCALCITONIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84862991374     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.05.003     Document Type: Editorial

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