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Antimicrobial Resistance and Clinical Outcomes in Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia, Compared to Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Yun-Seong Kang, Soo Ryeong Ryoo, Seung Joo Byun, Yun‐Jeong Jeong, Jin Young Oh, Young-Soon Yoon

Yonsei Medical Journal · 2016 · 12 citations · 22 references

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Patients with NHAP had higher mortality than patients with CAP. The excess mortality among patients with NHAP and CAP was related to disease severity but not to the presence of multidrug resistant pathogens.

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