Local antibiotic guidelines for management of adult community acquired pneumonia in UK hospitals

B. L. Barker, J. Macfarlane, W. S. Lim, J. G. Douglas, J. T. Macfarlane (Nottingham, Dunfermile, Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1870
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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B. L. Barker, J. Macfarlane, W. S. Lim, J. G. Douglas, J. T. Macfarlane (Nottingham, Dunfermile, Aberdeen, United Kingdom). Local antibiotic guidelines for management of adult community acquired pneumonia in UK hospitals. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 1870

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