Annals On Call - Shorter-Duration Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (2019)

Web Exclusives5 November 2019Annals On Call - Shorter-Duration Antibiotics for Community-Acquired PneumoniaFREERobert M. Centor, MD and Brad Spellberg, MDRobert M. Centor, MDHuntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)Search for more papers by this author and Brad Spellberg, MDLos Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California (B.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/A19-0017 SectionsAboutVisual Abstract ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the duration of antibiotic therapy for patients with pneumonia with Dr. Brad Spellberg of the University of Southern California Medical Center.Annals articles discussed include...Excess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia: A Multihospital Cohort Study: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2737823/excess-antibiotic-treatment-duration-adverse-events-patients-hospitalized-pneumonia-multihospitalDuration of Antibiotic Therapy: Shorter Is Better: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2737827/duration-antibiotic-therapy-shorter-betterAbout Annals On CallAnnals On Call focuses on a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Robert Centor shares his own perspective on the material and interviews topic area experts to discuss, debate, and share diverse insights about patient care and health care delivery.For more information on Annals On Call and for more episodes, visit go.annals.org/OnCall. Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Huntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California (B.S.)Disclosures: Dr. Centor has disclosed the following: Honoraria: Medscape. Dr. Spellberg has disclosed the following: Stock options/holdings: BioAIM, ExBaq, MycoMed, Motif. Consultantship: Alexion, Paratek, Acurx, Merck, Klaris, Shionogi.Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that her spouse has stock options/holdings with Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS, Deputy Editor, Statistics, reports that she has stock holdings in Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Colgate-Palmolive. Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports employment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interest to disclose. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoExcess Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia Valerie M. Vaughn , Scott A. Flanders , Ashley Snyder , Anna Conlon , Mary A.M. Rogers , Anurag N. Malani , Elizabeth McLaughlin , Sarah Bloemers , Arjun Srinivasan , Jerod Nagel , Scott Kaatz , Danielle Osterholzer , Rama Thyagarajan , Lama Hsaiky , Vineet Chopra , and Tejal N. Gandhi Duration of Antibiotic Therapy: Shorter Is Better Brad Spellberg and Louis B. Rice Metrics 5 November 2019Volume 171, Issue 9Page: OC1KeywordsAdverse eventsAntibioticsCohort studiesDiagnostic techniquesDisclosureHealth carePatientsPneumonia ePublished: 5 November 2019 Issue Published: 5 November 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...