Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia: A Multihospital Cohort Study
Retrospective analysis of data from 43 US hospitals suggest 67.8% of patients received excess antibiotic therapy which was not associated with lower rates of any adverse outcomes, including death, readmission, emergency department visit, or Clostridium difficile infection.
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