American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Oct 2013
Risk Factors for Drug-Resistant Pathogens in Community-Acquired and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia.
Identification of patients with drug-resistant pathogens at initial diagnosis is essential for treatment of pneumonia. ⋯ The clinical profile of HCAP was different from that of CAP. However, physicians can predict drug resistance in patients with either CAP or HCAP by taking account of the cumulative number of the risk factors. Clinical trial registered with https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr.cgi?function=brows&action=brows&type=summary&recptno=R000004001&language=E ; number UMIN000003306.