Relation Between Chest Radiography Results and Antibiotic Initiation in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Management by General Practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

For most guidelines, diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is based on a combination of clinical signs and focal consolidation visible on chest radiographs (CRs). Our objective was to analyze antibiotic initiation by general practitioners for patients with suspected CAP according to CR.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study in general practice in France. From November 2017 to December 2019, adult patients with clinically suspected CAP after CR were included. Radiographs were categorized as CAP positive or CAP negative. We analyzed patient characteristics and antibiotic initiation according to CR results.

Results

A total of 259 patients were included in the study. Median age was 58.0 years (interquartile range, 41.0-71.0 years); 249

SUBMITTER: Pinot J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11588363 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature