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- Title
Azithromycin and survival in Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia: a retrospective study.
- Authors
Shorr, Andrew F; Zilberberg, Marya D; Kan, Jason; Hoffman, Justin; Micek, Scott T; Kollef, Marin H
- Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) represents a major pathogen in pneumonia. The impact of azithromycin on mortality in SP pneumonia remains unclear. Recent safety concerns regarding azithromycin have raised alarm about this agent's role with pneumonia. We sought to clarify the relationship between survival and azithromycin use in SP pneumonia.
- Publication
BMJ open, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 6
- ISSN
2044-6055
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002898