Articles Tagged With: pneumonia
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REPROVE: Ceftazidime-avibactam vs. Meropenem in Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
Ceftazidime-avibactam therapy was non-inferior to meropenem treatment in a double-blind, randomized trial that included patients with nosocomial pneumonia, including those with ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Corporate Antibiotic Stewardship; Hypervirulence Meets Antibiotic Resistance — A Lethal Combination; Glue Masquerading as an Aortic Root Abscess; Molecular Diagnostic Coup
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Antibiotic Treatment in Community-acquired Pneumonia
In patients with newly diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia, basing the duration of antibiotic treatment on clinical stability criteria led to a significant reduction in duration of antibiotic treatment without an increased risk of adverse outcomes.
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Ventilator-associated Pneumonia with Minimal Ventilatory Requirements — Discontinuing Antibiotics After Three Days
Discontinuation of empiric antibiotic therapy given for treatment of presumed ventilator-associated pneumonia can be discontinued safely after three days in patients with minimal ventilator requirements.
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Cefpodoxime proxetil (Vantin®)
Cefpodoxime is an oral third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that was FDA-approved in 1998 for the treatment of various mild to moderate susceptible infections.
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Guideline Update: Adults with Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
The most notable new recommendation of the updated hospital-acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia guideline may be its endorsement of limiting the duration of antibiotic therapy to seven days in most cases.
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Improve Treatment for Community-acquired Pneumonia
In patients with suspected community-acquired pneumonia, early chest CT significantly changed management decisions.
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Early Chest CT Can Improve Treatment for Community-acquired Pneumonia
In patients with suspected community-acquired pneumonia, early chest CT significantly changed management decisions.
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Community-acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in Adults
An active population-based surveillance of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in adults 18 years of age and older was conducted in five hospitals in Chicago and Nashville. The incidence of CAP requiring hospitalization was highest in older adults. Despite extensive diagnostic testing, no pathogen was identified in most patients. Respiratory viruses were identified more frequently than bacteria.
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Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose Pneumonia in Children
Whether based on history, tachypnea, or X-ray findings, the diagnosis of pneumonia in children is incompletely accurate. Ultrasound is a reasonable alternative tool for the diagnosis of childhood pneumonia.