Racial disparities in antibiotic selection for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in the US. Studies report racial disparities in various infectious syndromes. Our objective was to assess the relationship between patient race and antibiotic prescribing in inpatient CAP management.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

11 Cleveland Clinic community hospitals.

Patients

Patients aged ≥18 years hospitalized with CAP between November 1, 2022, and January 31, 2025.

Methods

Parametric and non-parametric methods were used to describe demographic and clinical differences by race. The association between race and extended spectrum antibiotic (ESA) guideline concordance was assessed using multivariable logistic regression models adjusting for ag

SUBMITTER: Walker RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12932918 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature