Incidence of Antibiotic Treatment Failure in Patients with Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia and Community Acquired Pneumonia

• Main Authors: Mariana Lopes (Author), Gonçalo Alves Silva (Author), Rui Filipe Nogueira (Author), Daniela Marado (Author), João Gonçalves (Author), Carlos Athayde (Author), Dilva Silva (Author), Ana Figueiredo (Author), Jorge Fortuna (Author), Armando Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) patients are at higher risk of multi-drug resistant infection (MDR) than those with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Recent evidence suggests a single risk factor for MDR does not accurately predict the need for broad-spectrum antibiotics. The goal...