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Although guidelines for treating community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have existed for years, controversy persists regarding guideline-recommended antibiotic regimens, and compliance remains lower than desired. Now, two research groups have examined the outcomes associated with adherence to the 2007 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society (IDSA/ATS) clinical practice guidelines for CAP management.
In a secondary analysis of data from an observational, retrospective, multinational cohort study, Arnold and colleagues examined outcomes of hospitalized CAP patients aged ≥65. Outcomes were better among the 975 patients whose initial antimicrobial therapies were regimen adherent than among the 660 patients whose initial ther…