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. 2016 May;16(5):167-172.
doi: 10.1093/bjaed/mkv052. Epub 2017 Dec 13.

Severe community-acquired pneumonia

A J Morgan  1 , A J Glossop  2
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia

A J Morgan et al. BJA Educ. 2016 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: 2C01; 2C02; 2C03; 3C00.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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Anti-microbial recommendations, amended from BTS Guidelines 2009. *Associated with hospital-acquired infections such as Clostridium difficile;≠potential small risk of cardiac electrophysiological abnormalities with quinolone–macrolide combinations.
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