1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line antibiotic options
Step 4 of the All Wales Secondary Care Community Acquired Pneumonia Guideline focuses on the Antibiotic treatment options for low severity, moderate severity, high severity and high severity with Sepsis, and when to escalate treatment from 1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line treatment options.
Step 4 of the All Wales Secondary Care Community Acquired Pneumonia Guideline focuses on the Antibiotic treatment options for low severity, moderate severity, high severity and high severity with Sepsis, and when to escalate treatment from 1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line treatment options.
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This National Guideline has been developed for secondary care in Wales. The guideline is broken down into 5 simple steps, with a heavy emphasis on not just the antibiotic choices, but making sure we are checking the diagnosis of pneumonia, assessing severity and considering co-morbidities.