Background and Goal: This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. Study Approach ...
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics ... antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) even when chest radiograph (CR) results ...
This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. The sample included 259 adult patients.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) even when chest radiograph (CR) results are negative ...