Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia

M. Vaughn, Valerie; A. Flanders, Scott; Snyder, Ashley; Conlon, Anna; A.M. Rogers, Mary; N. Malani, Anurag; McLaughlin, Elizabeth; Bloemers, Sarah; Srinivasan, Arjun; Nagel, Jerod; Kaatz, Scott; Osterholzer, Danielle; Thyagarajan, Rama; Hsaiky, Lama; Chopra, Vineet; Gandhi, Tejal

doi:10.7326/m18-3640

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Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Jul 9, 2019

Authors:

Valerie M. Vaughn

Scott A. Flanders

Ashley Snyder

Abstract

Background: Randomized trials demonstrate no benefit from antibiotic treatment exceeding the shortest effective duration. Objective: To examine predictors and outcomes associated with excess duration of antibiotic treatment. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: 43 hospitals in the Michigan H...

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Medicine

Pneumonia

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