Effectiveness of and obstacles to antibiotic streamlining to amoxicillin monotherapy in bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia.

Date publication

juillet 2017

Journal

International journal of antimicrobial agents

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BINQUET Christine

Tous les auteurs :
Blot M, Pivot D, Bourredjem A, Salmon-Rousseau A, de Curraize C, Croisier D, Chavanet P, Binquet C, Piroth L

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28694234

Résumé

Antibiotic streamlining is pivotal to reduce the emergence of resistant bacteria. However, whether streamlining is frequently performed and safe in difficult situations, such as bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP), has still to be assessed.

Mots clés

Amoxicillin, Antibiotic de-escalation, Antibiotic streamlining, Mortality, Pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Référence

Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents. 2017 Jul;: