TY - JOUR T1 - Amoxicillin for clinically unsuspected pneumonia in primary care: subgroup analysis JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.00611-2015 SP - ERJ-00611-2015 AU - Jolien Teepe AU - Paul Little AU - Nori Elshof AU - Berna D.L. Broekhuizen AU - Michael Moore AU - Beth Stuart AU - Chris C. Butler AU - Kerenza Hood AU - Margareta Ieven AU - Samuel Coenen AU - Herman Goossens AU - Theo J.M. Verheij Y1 - 2015/11/05 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2015/11/05/13993003.00611-2015.abstract N2 - Antibiotic treatment is recommended for pneumonia [1, 2]. However, some studies have suggested that the milder spectrum of pneumonia in primary care does not have important adverse consequences if missed and, therefore, managed without antibiotics [3–5]. Better insight in the effects of antibiotics for pneumonia in primary care could improve patient information and management.Clinically unsuspected pneumonia does benefit from antibiotic treatment in terms of duration and severity of symptoms http://ow.ly/T46upContributors: Chris Butler, Samuel Coenen, Herman Goossens, Kerenza Hood, Paul Little, and Theo Verheij conceived the study idea and designed the study. Jolien Teepe, Nori Elshof, Lidewij Broekhuizen and Beth Stuart interpreted data and performed the analyses. Jolien Teepe, Nori Elshof, Lidewij Broekhuizen, and Theo Verheij wrote a first draft of the manuscript, Paul Little revised the first draft critically and thoroughly, and all mentioned co-authors critically revised the manuscript. The guarantor is Theo Verheij.The clinical part of the GRACE consortium consists of: Jolien Teepe (Netherlands), Lidewij Broekhuizen (Netherlands), Curt Brugman (Netherlands), Chris Butler (UK), Kerenza Hood (UK), Samuel Coenen (Belgium), Herman Goossens (Belgium), Margareta Ieven (Belgium), Christine Lammens (Belgium), Jordi Almirall (Spain), Francesco Blasi (Italy), Slawomir Chlabicz (Poland), Mel Davies (UK), Maciek Godycki-Cwirko (Poland), Helena Hupkova (Slovakia), Janko Kersnik (Slovenia), Artur Mierzecki (Poland), Sigvard Mölstad (Sweden), Michael Moore (UK), Beth Stuart (UK), Gilly O'Reilly (UK), Mark Mullee (UK), Tom Schaberg (Germany), An De Sutter (Belgium), Antoni Torres (Spain), Pia Touboul (France), Paul Little (UK), and Theo J.M. Verheij (Netherlands).We would like to thank the entire GRACE team for their diligence, expertise and enthusiasm. We are indebted to all of the patients who consented to be part of GRACE, without whom this study would not have been possible. ER -