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Prophylactic antibiotics after acute stroke for reducing pneumonia in patients with dysphagia (STROKE-INF): a prospective, cluster-randomised, open-label, masked endpoint, controlled clinical trial
Lalit Kalra ,
Saddif Irshad ,
John Hodsoll ,
Matthew Simpson ,
Martin Gulliford ,
David Smithard ,
Anita Patel ,
Irene Rebollo-Mesa
November 2015
November 2015
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Abstract
Post-stroke pneumonia is associated with increased mortality and poor functional outcomes.
This study assessed the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for reducing pneumonia
in patients with dysphagia after acute stroke.