Prediction rules can help direct the decision to hospitalize ABSTRACT: Although [beta]-lactam antibiotics are the cornerstone of therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), these agents lack activity against atypical pathogens and can no longer be considered reliable therapy fo...
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Post date: February 25, 2019 Brief introduction: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the highest morbidity and mortality diseases in the world. It is a common and frequently-occurring respiratory disease. The update of CAP primary-level diagnosis and treatment guidelines will be a dynamic...
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients, and the most important cause of death in the developed world. Optimised treatment and care will benefit patients as well as the health economy. This study investigated in-hospital compliance with g...
CurrentDiagnosis&TreatmentofCommunity-AcquiredPneumoniainChildren HighlightsofthePIDS/IDSANationalGuidelines SamirS.Shah,MD,MSCE,FAAP Professor,DepartmentofPediatricsUniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofMedicineDirector,DivisionofHospitalMedicineCincinnatiChildren'sHospitalMedicalCenter TM Disclaimers Statementsandopinions...
Vaughn, MD, MSc; Robert P. Dickson, MD; Jennifer K. Horowitz, MA; Scott A. Flanders, MD JAMA Podcast (13:28) Updated Guidelines for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia 1x 0:00 / 0:00 Subscribe to Podcast Full Text CAP is an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma a...
The aim of this study was to review the current status and usage of guidelines in the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in European countries and to compare to established guidelines in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), and the World Health Organization...
Surprisingly, the cause of community-acquired pneumonia is never identified in a high proportion of patients, estimated to be up to 50%. The likelihood of particular agents is believed to be influenced by a number of modifying factors: presence of coexisting illness, recent treatment with antibioti...
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In its latest clinical practice guideline on community-acquired pneumonia the American Thoracic Society's guidelines panel addresses the use of nucleic acid-based testing for non-influenza viral pathogens. The guideline was published online in the May 1 issue of theAmerica...
Initial use of one or two antibiotics for critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia: impact on survival and bacterial resistance. Several guidelines recommend initial empirical treatment with two antibiotics instead of one to decrease mortality in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) re......