JOURNAL ARTICLE

Less Is More: A 7-Day Course of Antibiotics Is the Evidence-Based Treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

  • Published In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023, v. 76, n. 4. P. 750 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Metersky, Mark L; Klompas, Michael; Kalil, Andre C 3 of 3

Abstract

The article presents the discussion on length of antimicrobial therapy for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). Topics include creating a metaanalysis on risk of recurrent pneumonia with short- versus long-course therapy for the 2016 guidelines; and fluctuation in cough, sputum, dyspnea, and laboratory results prompting repeat culturing, imaging, and increase misdiagnosis .

Additional Information

  • Source:Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023/02, Vol. 76, Issue 4, p750
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1058-4838
  • DOI:10.1093/cid/ciac809
  • Accession Number:162026168

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