Seven-day antibiotic courses have similar efficacy to prolonged courses in severe community-acquired pneumonia—a propensity-adjusted analysis G. Choudhury,

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Seven-day antibiotic courses have similar efficacy to prolonged courses in severe community-acquired pneumonia—a propensity-adjusted analysis G. Choudhury, P. Mandal, A. Singanayagam, A.R. Akram, J.D. Chalmers, A.T. Hill Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 1852-1858 (December 2011) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03542.x Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Flow of patients through the study. ICU, intensive-care unit. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2011 17, 1852-1858DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03542.x) Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions