- Recommendation ID
- CG191/2
- Question
- In patients hospitalised with moderate- to high-severity community-acquired pneumonia, does using C-reactive protein monitoring in addition to clinical observation to guide antibiotic duration safely reduce the total duration of antibiotic therapy compared with a fixed empirical antibiotic course?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) - The recommended duration of antibiotic therapy for adults hospitalised with moderate- to high-severity community-acquired pneumonia is based on evidence of very low quality; no relevant clinical trials were identified by NICE. The burden of community-acquired pneumonia is large, and its treatment accounts for a high proportion of antibiotic use in hospitals. Overuse of antibiotics is associated with antimicrobial resistance, which is a national and global priority.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management
- Number
- CG191
- Date issued
- December 2014
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 06/01/2015 |