Abstract
Respiratory diseases account for approximately 10% of all hospital admissions in the United States. Pneumonia constitutes 35% of these cases, with an average length of stay (LOS) of 5.1 days. It is estimated that $8.4 billion to $10 billion of all annual US hospital expenditures are attributable to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). As such, medical decisions, including empiric antibiotic choice, potentially exert an impact on hospital LOS and associated costs. In this review, we focus on the empiric antibiotic choices and associated costs of treatment for hospitalized patients with CAP, focusing on the use of fluoroquinolone therapy as recommended by the CAP guidelines.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S39-S46 |
Journal | American Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 4 SUPPL. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- Fluoroquinolones
- Macrolides
- Medical economics
- Respiratory disorders
- β-Lactams
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine