title: Initial antibiotic management of community acquired pneumonia.
abstract: The purpose of this study, conducted by the MAG, the CARE program of the GHA, and the GMCF, is to describe the initial antibiotic management of community acquired pneumonia among hospitalized patients in Georgia and to compare these patterns of care with those recommended by the American Thoracic Society guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Tanner Medical Center's Community Care Program, Carrollton, GA, USA.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Astin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honig
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shipp
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McClellan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents