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As promised, here is a ReCAP of my CE from this past week!
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Pt presents w/ s/sx of CAP. First things first, let’s rule out flu. #DYK the guidelines prefer PCR over antigen assays? That’s because the antigen assays have a high risk of false negatives d/t low sensitivities. PCR=high sensitivity, can truly r/o viral infxn.
#Newsflash HCAP is no longer a thing! Chalmers et al conducted a meta-analysis of >20k:
👉🏼pts w/ HCAP risk factors weren’t an indicator for mortality or resistance pathogens
👉🏼pts classified as “HCAP” received double the amt of broad-spec abx w/ NO IMPROVEMENT in outcome‼️
👉🏼pts w/ HCAP risk factors weren’t an indicator for mortality or resistance pathogens
👉🏼pts classified as “HCAP” received double the amt of broad-spec abx w/ NO IMPROVEMENT in outcome‼️
