Language
English
Publication Date
6-9-2024
Journal
World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
DOI
10.5492/wjccm.v13.i2.91314
PMID
38855277
PMCID
PMC11155498
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
6-9-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Pneumonia is a disease associated with significant healthcare burden with over 1.5 million hospitalizations annually and is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. While community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is generally considered an acute time-limited illness, it is associated with high long-term mortality, with nearly one-third of patients requiring hospitalization dying within one year. An increasing trend of detecting multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms causing CAP has been observed, especially in the Western world. In this editorial, we discuss about a publication by Jatteppanavar
Keywords
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Polymerase chain reaction, Antibiotic resistance, Bacterial colonization, Infective endocarditis
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Sai Doppalapudi and Muhammad Adrish, "Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Importance of the Early Detection of Drug-Resistant Organisms" (2024). Faculty and Staff Publications. 1773.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/1773
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