Empiric antibiotics for moderate-severe community-Acquired Pneumonia: We ought to serve patients better!

Clin Microbiol Infect

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Published: September 2025


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