Trends in Antibiotic Use and Nosocomial Pathogens in Hospitalized Veterans With Pneumonia at 128 Medical Centers, 2006-2010

Brown, Kevin Antoine; Goetz, Matthew Bidwell; Greene, Tom; Huttner, Benedikt; Jones, Barbara E.; Jones, Makoto M.; Madaras-Kelly, Karl; Rubin, Michael; Samore, Matthew; Sauer, Brian; Stevens, Vanessa W.; Stoddard, Gregory

Trends in Antibiotic Use and Nosocomial Pathogens in Hospitalized Veterans With Pneumonia at 128 Medical Centers, 2006-2010

Authors: Kevin Antoine Brown
Matthew Bidwell Goetz
Tom Greene
Benedikt Huttner
Barbara E. Jones
Makoto M. Jones
Karl Madaras-Kelly
Michael Rubin
Matthew Samore
Brian Sauer
Vanessa W. Stevens
Gregory Stoddard
Publication date: 2 August 2017
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Abstract

This national Department of Veterans Affairs study of hospitalizations for pneumonia found a dramatic increase in broad-spectrum antibiotic use from 2006 to 2010, without an increase in nosocomial pathogens or improvement in the match between coverage and pathoge

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