RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Macrolides Linked to Cardiac Events in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 48
SP 11
OP 12
DO 10.1177/1559897715590999
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/48/11.1.abstract
AB A post hoc analysis of data from > 2000 patients from the CAP-START trial found that macrolide antibiotic use in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia resulted in an increased risk of cardiac events, including arrhythmia and heart failure, compared with patients who received other antibiotic therapies.