Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the
management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: A …

This is part of the series of practice guidelines commissioned by the Infectious Diseases
Society of America through its Practice Guidelines Committee. The purpose of this guideline …

This document is an update of the original 1993 statement on community-acquired
pneumonia, incorporating new information about bacteriology, patient stratification …

Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults is an infectious disease with high
morbidity in China and the rest of the world. With the changing pattern in the etiological …

Community-acquired pneumonia is diagnosed by clinical features (eg, cough, fever, pleuritic
chest pain) and by lung imaging, usually an infiltrate seen on chest radiography. Initial …

Community-acquired pneumonia significantly contributes to patient morbidity and healthcare
costs. As our understanding of this common infection grows, collaborative efforts among …

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guidelines have improved the
treatment and outcomes of patients with CAP, primarily by standardization of initial empirical …

Patients with community-acquired pneumonia often present with cough, fever, chills, fatigue,
dyspnea, rigors, and pleuritic chest pain. When a patient presents with suspected community …

Improving the care of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been
the focus of many different organizations, and several have developed guidelines for …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) continues to be a major medical problem. Since
CAP is a potentially fatal disease, early appropriate antibiotic treatment is vital …