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Duration of antibiotic therapy for patients with bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus community-acquired pneumonia

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Antibiotics for at least 2 weeks 2. Antibiotics for 4 to 6 weeks CFU/ml CFU/ml 24 hours 24 hours Good Clinical Response, plus No Prosthetic Material, plus Negative Echocardiogram, plus Non-persistent Bacteremia Poor Clinical Response, or Presence of Prosthetic Material, or Positive Echocardiogram, or Persistent Bacteremia Non-persistent Bacteremia Persistent Bacteremia Risk for Deep Infection: 5 to 10% Risk for Deep Infection: 20 to 35% Bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus CAP 1. Uncomplicated Bacteremia 2. Complicated bacteremia

Source: The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

DOI: 10.18297/jri/vol2/iss1/1

Authors: Julio A. Ramirez, Thomas File, Daniel Musher

Institutions: University of Louisville, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Baylor College of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2797933017

FWCI: 0.392

Cites: 8

Cited by: 3

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