Abstract:BackgroundOrganism susceptibilities for trauma-associated pneumonia (TAP) differ from those in other groups of patients, including the critically ill. The purpose of this study was to identify common organisms and their susceptibilities in the respiratory isolates of trauma patients diagnosed with pneumonia within the first 7 days of hospital admission, and to create a disease-state antibiogram specific to TAP to guide empiric antibiotic therapy in this patient population.MethodsThis study was an IRB-approved,… Show more
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