Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Ghazipura M. Shorter versus longer duration of antibiotic therapy in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a rapid review. Toronto: Health Quality Ontario (HQO). Rapid Review. 2013 Authors' objectives The aim of this rapid review is to determine the optimal duration for administering antibiotics to patients
presenting with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Authors' conclusions On the basis of 1 SR evaluating the optimal duration for antibiotic therapy in patients presenting to the emergency department with signs of community-acquired pneumonia, the following conclusions were reached:
High quality evidence indicates that there is no significant difference in mortality for patients who received antibiotic therapy for >= 7 days compared to those who received antibiotic therapy for < 7 days.
There was no available evidence assessing the impact of the duration of antibiotic therapy on length of hospital stay. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Anti-Bacterial Agents; Community-Acquired Infectionss; Pneumonia, Bacterial Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5 Email: EDSinfo@hqontario.ca AccessionNumber 32014001054 Date abstract record published 09/09/2014 |