The Use of Guidelines for the Empiric Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Several practice guidelines for the empirical antimicrobial treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) have been developed, but the acceptance and use of such guidelines are unknown.

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Main Authors: Michael S Miletin, Charles K Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/713457
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spelling doaj-art-7fc42475a5d0453197d4c166286a8b522025-02-03T01:31:19ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412001-01-018425526010.1155/2001/713457The Use of Guidelines for the Empiric Treatment of Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaMichael S Miletin0Charles K Chan1Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, The University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Respirology, Department of Medicine, The University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Several practice guidelines for the empirical antimicrobial treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) have been developed, but the acceptance and use of such guidelines are unknown.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/713457
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