Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17 (Suppl. 6): E1–E59 Abstract This document is an update of
Guidelines published in 2005 and now includes scientific publications through to May 2010 …

The following guidelines are based on a systematic analysis of the literative which has been
discussed by members of the ESOCAP committee and by external reviewers. The literature …

BACKGROUND Since the 1998 European Respiratory Society (ERS) lower respiratory tract
infection (LRTI) guidelines 1 were published, the evidence on which they were based has …

Community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a common cause of acute
illness in adults. The spectrum of disease ranges from a mild mucosal colonisation or …

Background Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospital admission for respiratory disease
among infants aged< 1 year. Clinical practice guidelines can benefit patients by reducing …

Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading infectious disease
cause of death in the world and the fifth overall cause of death. From an epidemiological …

Concerning respiratory infectious diseases, in Japan, the Japanese Respiratory Society
published guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia, hospital …

Objectives Antibiotic overprescribing in primary care has major impacts on the development
of antibiotic resistance. The objective of this study is to provide insight in antibiotics …

Community-acquired adult lower-respiratory-tract infections (LRTI) are generally thought to
be caused by atypical and viral infections. We have studied 480 adults presenting to a single …

The present guideline provides a new and updated concept of treatment and prevention of
adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. It replaces the previous guideline dating …