The association between pre-hospital antibiotic therapy and subsequent in-hospital mortality in adults presenting with community-acquired pneumonia: an observational study

Pre-hospital antibiotics vs in-hospital mortality in pneumonia —In-hospital mortality 18.6% for pre-treatment vs 13.2% (naïve) —After adjustment for CURB-65 score, age, co-morbidities & antibiotics independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality OR=

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RT @RespiratoryBMC: Community-acquired #pneumonia patients admitted to hospital are more likely to die during admission if they had receive…