Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce pneumonia after acute stroke

Lancet. 2016 Jan 30;387(10017):432-3. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00175-6.

Authors

Hermann Neugebauer¹, Beate Lindner-Pfleghar², Eric Jüttler³, Albert C Ludolph², Axel Riecker⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
³ Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; Department of Neurology, Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen, Aalen, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany; Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, RehaNova, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 26869571
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00175-6

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
Deglutition Disorders / complications*
Female
Humans
Male
Pneumonia, Aspiration / prevention & control*
Stroke / complications*