Should severe CAP patients receive anti-MRSA coverage? Con argument

Tobias Welte (Hannover, Germany)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Controversies in community-acquired pneumonia: a pro and con debate
Session: Controversies in community-acquired pneumonia: a pro and con debate
Session type: Symposium
Number: 4802
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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