2024
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13111078
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Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment in Adult Patients with Pneumonia: A Narrative Review

Dimitra Dimopoulou,
Charalampos D. Moschopoulos,
Konstantina Dimopoulou
et al.

Abstract: Pneumonia remains a major global health concern, causing significant morbidity and mortality among adults. This narrative review assesses the optimal duration of antimicrobial treatment in adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Current evidence about the impact of treatment duration on clinical outcomes demonstrates that shorter antibiotic courses are non-inferior, regarding safety and efficacy, compared to longer courses, p… Show more

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