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Review
. 2019 Mar 9;23(1):79.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2371-3.

Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Catia Cillóniz  1   2   3   4 , Cristina Dominedò  5 , Antoni Torres  6   7   8   9
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Review

Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Catia Cillóniz et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2019 . Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901 .

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Proposed algorithm for empiric antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia for patients with risk of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens using the PES (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae extended-spectrum β-lactamase-positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA]) score from [50]. PCR polymerase chain reaction
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