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  • Title: Empiric therapy of community-acquired pneumonia: guidelines for the perplexed?
    Author: Cunha BA.
    Journal: Chest; 2004 May; 125(5):1913-9. PubMed ID: 15136407.
    Abstract:
    This article discusses the key clinical aspects of empiric therapy of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Antibiotic selection, severity of CAP, single vs multiple pathogens, pharmacokinetic considerations, antibiotic resistance, i.v. vs oral antibiotic therapy for CAP, oral therapy for non-ICU hospitalized patients with CAP, beta-lactams, macrolides, ketolides, doxycycline, respiratory quinolones, and pharmacoeconomic implications are discussed.
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