The Unintended, Negative Consequences of the Door-to-Antibiotic Measure for Pneumonia

  1. Manfred Gogol, MD
  1. From Krankenhaus Lindenbrunn, Klinik fuer Geriatrie, Coppenbruegge 31863, Germany.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    I work at a tertiary community geriatric and neurologic hospital specializing in acute, subacute, and rehabilitation care. I fully agree with Wachter and colleagues' critique (1) of the flawed scientific basis of defining a time window for antibiotic administration for CAP in hospitalized patients. In 2006 and 2007, there were 40 428 inpatients …

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    1. Ann Intern Med February 3, 2009 vol. 150 no. 3 219
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