No benefit found in using broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial pneumonia treatment

(University of Utah Health) Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defense against pneumonia should probably reconsider this approach, according to a new study of more than 88,000 veterans hospitalized with the disease. The study, conducted by University of Utah Health and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System researchers, found that pneumonia patients given these medications in the first days after hospitalization fared no better than those receiving standard medical care for the condition.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news