| Autor: |
J L, Garb, R B, Brown, J R, Garb, R W, Tuthill |
| Rok vydání: |
1978 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JAMA. 240(20) |
| ISSN: |
0098-7484 |
| Popis: |
Comparison of 35 elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia acquired in nursing homes and 35 elderly patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia showed that 16 (47.1%) of the nursing home patients had received previous antibiotic therapy compared with two (5.9%) of the community patients. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated in 14 (40%) of the nursing home patients, but in only three (8.6%) of the community patients. Staphylococcus aureus was also more frequent in nursing home patients (nine, 25.7%) compared with community patients (five, 14.3%). Persons hospitalized with nursing home-acquired pneumonia should be treated initially with antimicrobial agents active against K pneumoniae and S aureus unless the clinical picture strongly suggests otherwise. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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