Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of...

Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Abstract

This article discusses the problem of antimicrobial resistance and how it affects the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The discussion is limited to infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and to the treatment of patients hospitalized in a medical ward or an intensive care unit because of pneumococcal CAP.

Authors

Mandell LA

Journal

Clinics in Chest Medicine, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 57–64

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

DOI

10.1016/j.ccm.2004.10.005

ISSN

0272-5231

Associated Experts

Lionel Mandell

Professor Emeritus, FHSMED

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