Antibiotic treatment strategies for community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

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Published in N Engl J Med on April 02, 2015

Authors

Douwe F Postma1, Cornelis H van Werkhoven, Leontine J R van Elden, Steven F T Thijsen, Andy I M Hoepelman, Jan A J W Kluytmans, Wim G Boersma, Clara J Compaijen, Eva van der Wall, Jan M Prins, Jan J Oosterheert, Marc J M Bonten, CAP-START Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: From the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (D.F.P., C.H.W., M.J.M.B.) and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P., A.I.M.H., J.J.O.) and Medical Microbiology (M.J.M.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, and the Departments of Internal Medicine (D.F.P.), Pulmonology (L.J.R.E.), and Medical Microbiology (S.F.T.T.), Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, the Department of Medical Microbiology, Amphia Ziekenhuis Breda, Breda (J.A.J.W.K.), the Department of Pulmonology, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Alkmaar (W.G.B.), the Department of Internal Medicine, Kennemer Gasthuis Haarlem, Haarlem (C.J.C.), the Department of Pulmonology, Spaarne Ziekenhuis, Hoofddorp (E.W.), and the Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam (J.M.P.) - all in the Netherlands.

Associated clinical trials:

Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Study on the Initial Treatment With Antibiotics of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (CAP-START) | NCT01660204

Application of Serial Body Composition Change for Risk Prediction in Treating Patients With Severe Pneumonia | NCT04396522

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