Is it necessary to follow up for one week after the end of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia?

K. Fujita, N. Okimoto, H. Ohba, N. Asaoka, Y. Honda, J. Nakamura (Okayama, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Pneumonias: aetiology; management; antimicrobial resistance; empyema
Session: "Pneumonias: aetiology; management; antimicrobial resistance; empyema"
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2211
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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