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Empiric therapy for pneumonia.

Rev Infect Dis. 1983 Mar-Apr;5 Suppl 1:S40-54. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/83196726
Donowitz GR; Mandell GL

Abstract: Bacterial pneumonia remains a serious infectious disease even in the modern era of antibiotics and still causes significant morbidity and mortality. Because of the large number of organisms that may cause pulmonary disease, the inexactness of commonly used diagnostic techniques, and the serious consequences of untreated disease, empiric therapy has become accepted practice. Empiric therapy should be designed for treatment of the most likely etiologic organisms while minimizing the potential adverse effects of shotgun therapy: drug toxicity, superinfection, and excessive cost. The recognition of common pneumonia syndromes helps narrow the spectrum of possible etiologic agents and consequently aids in the design of rational empiric antibiotic therapy.
Keywords: Acute Disease Cross Infection/DRUG THERAPY Human Legionnaires' Disease/DRUG THERAPY Pneumonia/*DRUG THERAPY Pneumonia, Aspiration/DRUG THERAPY/ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW

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