[PDF] Top 20 Antimicrobial Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

... clinicians in the antimicrobial treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in immunocompetent ...experts in adult infectious ...included in this document were ... See full document

... Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death ...decrease in the mortality rates for lower respiratory tract infections in recent decades, CAP ranks third as a cause ... See full document

... differ in several ...colonization in the oropharynx, stomach, lower airways and endotracheal tube in patients under mechanical ventilation ...patients. In this group, changes in ... See full document

... [9,16]. In our study, survivors showed a continuous and significant decrease of CRP ratio during the first week of antibiotic ...Conversely, in non-survivors, CRP ratio remained elevated, and at D5, a CRP ... See full document

... antibiotic therapy. In 268 patients, sputum was sent for gram staining and culture-sensitivity ...antibiotics in the hospital (Government supply) and the purchasing capacity of ...seen in 104 ... See full document

... patients in our university hospital and referred hospitals between April 2010 and December 2011 were enrolled in this ...pathogens in the lesions of these pneumonia ...CAP in ... See full document

... Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death ...decrease in the mortality rates for lower respiratory tract infections in recent decades, CAP ranks third as a cause ... See full document

... agents in the current study is worrisome, since some of them are currently prescribed as first-line agents for treatment of CA-UTI in the Latin American ...that in vitro resistance could not result ... See full document

... Bacterial pneumonia is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus ...macrolide therapy in combination with a beta-lactam based ... See full document

... Introduction: The urinary tract infections, after respiratory infections, are the most common in the community. The knowledge about the prevalence of microbial strains and their antibiotic susceptibility is ... See full document

... of pneumonia, which focused on the pathogen and on antibiotic ...therapy. In the subsequent decades, the phenomenon of bacterial resistance and the factors related to the host immune response gained ... See full document

... of pneumonia, which focused on the pathogen and on antibiotic ...therapy. In the subsequent decades, the phenomenon of bacterial resistance and the factors related to the host immune response gained ... See full document

... of antimicrobial agents in the initial treatment of community-acquired ...improvements in median survival, cost efficiency, length of hospital stay and other relevant clinical ... See full document

... or community-acquired respiratory tract infections (otitis media in children, pneumonia, bronchitis, conjunctivitis or acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in ... See full document

... disease in healthy adults [1]. S. aureus can often be found in the nose, vagina, inguinal areas, and underarms in adults, and it can represent a source of infection in patients ... See full document

... trials in infants and young children are still required before final approval ...safe in children and adults, and the latter also protects against RSV-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in the ... See full document

... viral pneumonia is increasingly recognized as a major cause of CAP and early antiviral therapy can reduce mortality, few studies have investigated the clinical predictors of viral pneumonia, and the ... See full document

... "Community Acquired Pneumonia" (CAP) describes an infection that affects the lung parenchyma and that needs to be diagnosed and treated in a timely manner to avoid serious ... See full document

... used in order to assess the interobserver ...readings in both formats, a sample of 25 radiographs was selected among those with the best ...researchers, in order to assess the intraobserver ... See full document

... to antimicrobial agents, among patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia ...clinical-surgical adults ICU of HC-UFU was performed from March/2005 to March/ ...included in the study ... See full document