A quality improvement program can improve recommended antibiotic duration in children for both acute otitis media (AOM) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) across multiple care delivery settings, ...

Hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to long-term health problems that persist months after discharge, according to new research published in BMC Infectious Diseases. The ...

A quality improvement program can improve recommended antibiotic duration in children for both acute otitis media (AOM) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) across multiple care delivery settings, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In addition to hospital stay, IV antibiotic treatment length was shorter in the medical clown group vs. standard ...

Background and Goal: This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. Study Approach: A ...

Pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was a significant cause of hospitalizations in US adults, especially among those aged 65 years or older. This was largely due to Streptococcus ...

Fungal diagnostic evaluations for blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, or histoplasmosis were rare in patients with unspecified CAP.