Atypical pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a worldwide perspective
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2018
Short description:
Atypical pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a worldwide perspective / Gramegna, A., Sotgiu, G., Di Pasquale, M., Radovanovic, D., Terraneo, S., Reyes, L.F., Vendrell, E., Neves, J., Menzella, F., Blasi, F., Aliberti, S., Restrepo, M.I.. - In: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1471-2334. - 18:1(2018), p. 677. [10.1186/s12879-018-3565-z]
abstract:
Empirical antibiotic coverage for atypical pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has long been debated, mainly because of a lack of epidemiological data. We aimed to assess both testing for atypical pathogens and their prevalence in hospitalized patients with CAP worldwide, especially in relation with disease severity.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Atypical pathogens; CAP; Epidemiology
List of contributors:
Gramegna, Andrea; Sotgiu, Giovanni; Di Pasquale, Marta; Radovanovic, Dejan; Terraneo, Silvia; Reyes, Luis F; Vendrell, Ester; Neves, Joao; Menzella, Francesco; Blasi, Francesco; Aliberti, Stefano; Restrepo, Marcos I
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