Half of all hospitalised children treated with antibiotics for pneumonia did not fulfil radiological, microbiological or laboratory criteria.

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Only half of children receiving antibiotics for suspected CAP were likely to have bacterial infection. Despite no obvious reason, antibiotic treatment was longer than currently recommended.

Keyphrases

young adults
pulmonary embolism
intensive care unit
community acquired pneumonia
combination therapy
replacement therapy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome