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Design and validation of revised medication assessment tool for community-acquired Pneumonia: rMAT-CAP

Sahar Elnajjar1,2, Sabariah Noor Harun3, Semira Beshir4

  • 1Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia. dr.sahar@dmu.ae.

BMC Infectious Diseases
|May 30, 2026
PubMed
Abstract

Keywords:
Antimicrobial stewardshipCommunity-acquired pneumoniaMedication assessment toolTherapeutic appropriatenessValidationrMAT-CAP

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