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Guideline for Antibiotic Use in Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia

Mi-Suk Lee, Jee Youn Oh, C. Kang, E. S. Kim, Sung-hoon Park, C. Rhee, J. Jung, K. Jo et al.

Infection & Chemotherapy, 2018

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Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia is common and important infectious disease in adults. This work represents an update to 2009 treatment guideline for community-acquired pneumonia in Korea. The present clinical practice guideline provides revised recommendations on the appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of community-acquired pneumonia in adults aged 19 years or older, taking into account the current situation regarding community-acquired pneumonia in Korea. This guideline may help reduce the difference in the level of treatment between medical institutions and medical staff, and enable efficient treatment. It may also reduce antibiotic resistance by preventing antibiotic misuse against acute lower respiratory tract infection in Korea.

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