MACROLIDES VERSUS FLUOROQUINOLONES FOR PNEUMONIA CAUSED BY ATYPICAL BACTERIA: A META-ANALYSIS

• At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HPS-031
• By: ELJAALY, Khalid (King Abdulaziz University, Pharmacy Practice, Saudi Arabia)
• Co-author(s): Khalid Eljaaly: Pharmacy Practice, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  Ahmed Basilim: Pharmacy Practice, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  Haytham Wali: Pharmacy Practice, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia;Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Atypical bacteria are important causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The most recent meta-analysis found empiric atypical bacteria coverage to be associated with lower clinical failure.

  Methods

  PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases and websites for clinical trial registries through April 23, 2019 were searched to include
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