| health care-associated pneumonia (hcap): empiric antibiotics targeting methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and pseudomonas aeruginosa predict optimal outcome. | inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy (iiat) has been associated with decreased survival in patients with health care-associated pneumonia (hcap). we performed a study to determine whether empiric hcap antibiotic regimens targeting methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and pseudomonas aeruginosa are associated with greater appropriate therapy. a retrospective cohort study of culture-positive hcap over 6 years (january 2003-december 2008) was performed at barnes-jewish hospital ... | 2011 | 22033455 |