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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBelforti RK, Lagu T, Haessler S
Association between initial route of fluoroquinolone administration and outcomes in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia.
The objective of this study was to compare outcomes of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia receiving intravenous vs oral respiratory fluoroquinolones. The authors concluded that there was no association between initial route of administration and outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS018723.
Citation: Belforti RK, Lagu T, Haessler S .
Association between initial route of fluoroquinolone administration and outcomes in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia.
Clin Infect Dis 2016 Jul 1;63(1):1-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw209.
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Keywords: Community-Acquired Infections, Pneumonia, Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Antibiotics
Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Scales K
Pneumonia identification using nursing home records.
The researchers compared three established strategies for defining pneumonia using records from 1,119 residents across 16 nursing homes. They found that recorded diagnosis of pneumonia is a highly sensitive and pragmatic method to ascertain pneumonia in nursing homes, and is recommended for use in quality improvement and research.
AHRQ-funded; HS022298.
Citation: Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Scales K .
Pneumonia identification using nursing home records.
Res Gerontol Nurs 2016 May 1;9(3):109-14. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20151218-01.
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Keywords: Antibiotics, Elderly, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Nursing Homes, Pneumonia
Linder JA
Sore throat: avoid overcomplicating the uncomplicated.
In this editorial, the author described issues involving sore throat diagnosis and delineated various points concerning an article within the same journal issue, concluding that physicians should remember that the prevalence of group A streptococcus in adults with a sore throat is approximately 10%; and that they should use the Centor scoring criteria; selectively use rapid antigen-detection testing; limit antibiotic treatment to patients most likely to have group A streptococcus; and most of the time when prescribing antibiotics, use penicillin.
AHRQ-funded; HS018419.
Citation: Linder JA .
Sore throat: avoid overcomplicating the uncomplicated.
Ann Intern Med 2015 Feb 17;162(4):311-2. doi: 10.7326/m14-2899.
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Keywords: Antibiotics, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Infectious Diseases, Medication, Pneumonia, Respiratory Conditions, Practice Patterns