Practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on September 07, 2000

Authors

J G Bartlett1, S F Dowell, L A Mandell, T M File Jr, D M Musher, M J Fine

Author Affiliations

1: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-0003, USA. jb@jhmi.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Clinical Characteristics and Microbiology of Healthcare Associated Pneumonia | NCT01966796

Safety and Efficacy Comparison of TG-873870(Nemonoxacin) to Levofloxacin in Community-Acquired Pneumonia | NCT00434291

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