The impact of the duration of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized community-onset pneumonia patients on 30-day readmission rates: a retrospective cohort study

Authors

Daniel M. Parshall, St. Joseph's Health
Kelly Conn, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Lisa M. Avery, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-10-2017

Abstract

Pneumonia treatment guidelines are recommending shorter courses of antibiotic therapy based on clinical signs of stability. Despite these guidelines, prescribers often use prolonged antibiotic courses

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.2052

Comments

Presented at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, October 10, 2017.

Abstract published in Pharmacotherapy, Volume 37, Issue 12, Page e185, December 2017: https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.2052

Publication Information

Parshall, Daniel M.; Conn, Kelly; and Avery, Lisa M. (2017). "The impact of the duration of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized community-onset pneumonia patients on 30-day readmission rates: a retrospective cohort study." Pharmacotherapy 37.12, e184-e184.

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