Summary: Treating aspiration pneumonia with antibiotics that cover anaerobic bacteria has become common practice in many services, but recent studies suggest that this may not necessarily improve prognosis. Out of 2523 publications, this systematic review and meta-analysis only included one randomized control trial and two observational studies. The study found no clear benefit of anaerobic […]

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