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Community-acquired pneumonia

S.P. Stone
- 19 Dec 1998 - 
- Vol. 352, Iss: 9145, pp 2019-2019
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1998-12-19. It has received 1403 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Community-acquired pneumonia.

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A systematic review of the literature

TL;DR: Physicians should consider modification of immunosuppressive regimens to decrease the risk of PTD in high-risk transplant recipients and Randomized trials are needed to evaluate the use of oral glucose-lowering agents in transplant recipients.
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Community-acquired pneumonia

TL;DR: The emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, the organism responsible for most cases of CAP, has greatly affected the approach to therapy, especially in those patients who are treated empirically.
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The effect of an enhanced infection-control policy on the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection and methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus colonization in acute elderly medical patients

TL;DR: In this article, an enhanced infection control policy was introduced, focusing on handwashing, cephalosporin restriction, 7-day time limits on antibiotics and feedback of infection rates.