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Abstract While microaspiration of oropharyngeal secretions is usually the cause of most cases of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias, macroaspiration of oropharyngeal or upper gastrointestinal contents is the cause of aspiration pneumonia (AP). Chemical pneumonitis (CP) is triggered by aspiration of…

Antimicrobial agents with primary activity against gram-negative bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria are ubiquitous microorganisms of particular concern, especially the gram-negative bacilli (GNB), because of the fast spread of multidrug resistance (MDR). GNBs have intrinsic abilities to find new pathways of resistance and to transmit genetic material that allows other…

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Aspiration Pneumonia

Antimicrobial agents with primary activity against gram-negative bacteria