Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: Is azithromycin out?
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Is it time for a change in the standard treatment of community-acquired pneumonia? A new Dutch study says, maybe. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) says, not so fast. IDSA's guidelines for treatment of community acquired pneumonia were last updated in 2007. For patients admitted to the hospital but not needing the ICU, they have advised either:
Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: Is azithromycin out?
Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia…
Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: Is azithromycin out?
Is it time for a change in the standard treatment of community-acquired pneumonia? A new Dutch study says, maybe. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) says, not so fast. IDSA's guidelines for treatment of community acquired pneumonia were last updated in 2007. For patients admitted to the hospital but not needing the ICU, they have advised either: