Effect of giving antibiotics within 4 hours to patients with community-acquired pneumonia on mortality, length of stay and critical care admission

Olivia George (Manchester, United Kingdom), Olivia George, Ian Webster

Source: International Congress 2016 – Community-acquired pneumonia: from prevention to treatment
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: from prevention to treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 609
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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Olivia George (Manchester, United Kingdom), Olivia George, Ian Webster. Effect of giving antibiotics within 4 hours to patients with community-acquired pneumonia on mortality, length of stay and critical care admission. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 609

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