Journal article
Home management of mild to moderately severe community‐acquired pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether community management of mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is as effective and acceptable as standard hospital management of CAP.
DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial.
Authors
Richards DA; Toop LJ; Epton MJ; Town GI; Dawson RD; Hlavac MC; McGeoch GRB; Wynn‐Thomas SMH; Abernethy PD; Werno AM
Journal
The Medical Journal of Australia, Vol. 183, No. 5, pp. 235–238
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2005
DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07026.x
ISSN
0025-729X
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Anti-Bacterial AgentsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHome Care ServicesHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMycoplasma pneumoniaeNew ZealandOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SatisfactionPneumonia, BacterialPneumonia, MycoplasmaPneumonia, PneumococcalStreptococcus pneumoniaeTreatment Outcome