Can an antimicrobial stewardship program reduce length of stay of immune-competent adult patients admitted to hospital with diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia? Study protocol for pragmatic controlled non-randomized clinical study

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[2] Wunderink RG(2013)A prospective comparison of nursing- and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) J Infect Chemother 19 719-26

[3] Anzueto A(2013)Outcomes of health care-associated pneumonia empirically treated with guideline-concordant regimens versus community-acquired pneumonia guideline-concordant regimens for patients admitted to acute care wards from home Ann Pharmacother 47 9-19

[4] Bartlett JG(2014)Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 63 194-200

[5] Campbell GD(1995)Trends in antimicrobial drug prescribing among office-based physicians in the United States JAMA 273 214-9

[6] Dean NC(2009)Brazilian guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults – 2009 J Bras Pneumol 35 574-601

[7] Fukuyama H(2010)Primary care summary of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: 2009 update. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK Prim Care Respir J 19 21-7

[8] Yamashiro S(2012)Swedish guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults – Swedish Society of Infectious Diseases 2012 Scand J Infect Dis 44 885-902

[9] Tamaki H(2012)SWAB/NVALT (Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy and Dutch Association of Chest Physicians) guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults Neth J Med 70 90-101

[10] Kishaba T(2011)Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections – full version Clin Microbiol Infect 17 E1-59

[1] Mandell LA(2007)Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults Clin Infect Dis 44 S27-72

[2] Wunderink RG(2013)A prospective comparison of nursing- and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) J Infect Chemother 19 719-26

[3] Anzueto A(2013)Outcomes of health care-associated pneumonia empirically treated with guideline-concordant regimens versus community-acquired pneumonia guideline-concordant regimens for patients admitted to acute care wards from home Ann Pharmacother 47 9-19

[4] Bartlett JG(2014)Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 63 194-200

[5] Campbell GD(1995)Trends in antimicrobial drug prescribing among office-based physicians in the United States JAMA 273 214-9

[6] Dean NC(2009)Brazilian guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults – 2009 J Bras Pneumol 35 574-601

[7] Fukuyama H(2010)Primary care summary of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: 2009 update. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK Prim Care Respir J 19 21-7

[8] Yamashiro S(2012)Swedish guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults – Swedish Society of Infectious Diseases 2012 Scand J Infect Dis 44 885-902

[9] Tamaki H(2012)SWAB/NVALT (Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy and Dutch Association of Chest Physicians) guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults Neth J Med 70 90-101

[10] Kishaba T(2011)Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections – full version Clin Microbiol Infect 17 E1-59