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An abstract of an article in Annals of Internal Medicine (July 9, 2019) indicates that patients hospitalized with pneumonia are often overtreated with antibiotics.

https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2737823/excess-antibiotic-treatment-duration-adverse-events-patients-hospitalized-pneumonia-multihospital
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