Effectiveness of Ampicillin-Sulbactam Versus Ceftriaxone for the Initial Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Target Trial Emulation Study
In older patients with CAP, initial treatment with ampicillin-sulbactam was associated with higher mortality compared to treatment with ceftriaxone.
Authors
- Akihiro Shiroshita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0262-459X)
- Shungo Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3207-8403)
- Yuki Kataoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-5213)
- Hidehiro Someko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7195-2055)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Kyoto University Hospital (JP)
- Osaka University Hospital (JP)
- Scientific Research WorkS Peer Support Group
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf133
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77