Combination versus monotherapy for nosocomial pneumonia

Combination antibiotic therapy of nosocomial pneumonia is sometimes appropriate and desirable; however, it should be used judiciously. When pneumonia appears in the first 5 days following hospital admission and in the absence of other risk factors for infection by multidrug-resistant pathogens, the...

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Main Author: H. Lode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2007-08-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
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Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/16/103/50