Length of antibiotic therapy among adults aged ≥65 years hospitalized with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia, 2013-2020

• Main Authors: Natalie McCarthy (Author), Hannah Wolford (Author), Sophia Kazakova (Author), James Baggs (Author), Brandon Attell (Author), Sarah Kabbani (Author), Melinda Neuhauser (Author), Sarah Yi (Author), Kelly Hatfield (Author), Sujan Reddy (Author), Lauri Hicks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The 2014 US National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria aimed to reduce inappropriate inpatient antibiotic use by 20% for monitored conditions, such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), by 2020. Clinical guidelines recommend treating uncomplicated CAP with a minimum o...