Title
Empirical treatment of adults with hospital-acquired pneumonia: Lights and shadows of the 2016 clinical practice ATS/IDSA guidelines
Other title
[Tratamiento empírico de la neumonía nosocomial en adultos: Luces y sombras de las guías de práctica clínica de la ATS/IDSA de 2016]
Date Issued
01 September 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Vacas-Córdoba M.
Cardozo-Espinola C.
Puerta-Alcalde P.
Torres A.
García-Vidal C.
University of Barcelona
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Espanola de Quiminoterapia
Abstract
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a common cause of nosocomial infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. New clinical practice guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired pneumonia have been published in 2016 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS). This review focuses on the recent recommendations and their limitations. We also focus on new therapeutic options that might improve the treatment and outcomes of these patients.
Start page
30
End page
33
Volume
30
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85040034649
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia
ISSN of the container
02143429
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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