What is it about?
An observational study in the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona of all adult patients hospitalized with pneumonia who had positive cultures for S. pneumoniae from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2013. Outcomes examined included bacteremia, pulmonary complications, acute renal failure, shock, intensive care unit admission, need for mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay, and 30-day mortality.
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Perspectives
We found no evidence suggesting that patients hospitalized for macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae pneumonia were more severely ill on presentation or had worse clinical outcomes if they were treated with guideline-compliant versus noncompliant regimens.
Dr Adamantia Liapikou
Sotiria Hospital
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This page is a summary of: The Effect of Macrolide Resistance on the Presentation and Outcome of Patients Hospitalized forStreptococcus pneumoniaePneumonia, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 2015, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201502-0212oc.
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