title: The impact of guidelines on the outcomes of community-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
abstract: The correct implementation of the current guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia is associated with less mortality, faster clinical stabilization, and lower costs in these patients. By contrast, implementing the current guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia has been followed by an increase in initially adequate antibiotic treatment but has not been accompanied by a consistently improved outcome in patients.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, Spain.
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menendez
authors.forename: Rosanel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents