Amoxicillin for clinically unsuspected pneumonia in primary care: subgroup analysis. Issue 1 (5th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Teepe, Jolien; Little, Paul; Elshof, Nori; Broekhuizen, Berna D.L.; Moore, Michael; Stuart, Beth; Butler, Chris C.; Hood, Kerenza; Ieven, Margareta; Coenen, Samuel; Goossens, Herman; Verheij, Theo J.M.
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 47:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 327
• Page End: 330
• Publication Date: 2015-11-05
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00611-2015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

Clinically unsuspected pneumonia does benefit from antibiotic treatment in terms of duration and severity of symptoms http://ow.ly/T46up Antibiotic treatment is recommended for pneumonia [1, 2]. However, some studies have suggested that the milder spectrum of pneumonia in primary care does not have important adverse consequences if missed and, therefore, managed without antibiotics [3–5]. Better insight in the effects of antibiotics for pneumonia in primary care could improve patient information and management.