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About The Study: Inappropriate diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia was common, particularly among older adults, those with dementia, and those presenting with altered mental status in this study of 17,000 hospitalized adults treated for pneumonia in 48 Michigan hospitals. Full-course antibiotic treatment of those inappropriately diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia may be harmful.
Authors: Ashwin B. Gupta, M.D., of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0077)
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