The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 9 , Pages 783-790 , September 2007

Efficacy of Short-Course Antibiotic Regimens for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Meta-analysis

The data in this article were presented in part at the 46th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Francisco, CA, September 27-30, 2006 (Session 162, Paper L-1458).

  • Jonathan Z. Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Jonathan Z. Li, MD, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0862, 5H22, San Francisco, CA 94143-0862.
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  • Lisa G. Winston, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco.
    • Infectious Diseases Division, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco.
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  • Dan H. Moore, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco.
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  • Stephen Bent, MD

      Affiliations

    • General Internal Medicine Section, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco.

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    Study flow diagram.

    Study flow diagram.

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    Relative risk of clinical failure with short-course versus extended course antibiotic regimens.

    Relative risk of clinical failure with short-course versus extended course antibiotic regimens.

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    Relative risk of mortality with short-course versus extended-course antibiotic regimens. (The relative risk of mortality could not be calculated in 7 studies due to the lack of deaths in both arms).

    Relative risk of mortality with short-course versus extended-course antibiotic regimens. (The relative risk of mortality could not be calculated in 7 studies due to the lack of deaths in both arms).

PII: S0002-9343(07)00554-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.04.023

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 9 , Pages 783-790 , September 2007

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