Q: Are antibiotics indicated for the treatment of aspiration pneumonia?
Daoud
Ehab
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Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, G62, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. daoude2@ccf.org
Guzman
Jorge
J
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D008795:Metronidazole; D002981:Clindamycin