Tailoring Therapies in Community Acquired Pneumonia in the Inpatient Setting

George Sakoulas, MD, provides insight on the burden on the healthcare community of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the influence of geography and seasonal variations on CAP.

Dr George Sakoulas shares strategies for selecting single and combination therapy when dealing with empiric vs focused treatment regimens for CAP and discusses clinical considerations for elderly patients hospitalized with CAP.

An expert in infectious diseases comments on multidrug-resistant pathogens such as pneumococcus in CAP, and shares thoughts on balancing antimicrobial stewardship with the pharmacoeconomics of antimicrobial therapies in CAP.

George Sakoulas, MD, highlights persistent unmet needs in managing CAP and key takeways from ID week 2023.