Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America

Metlay, Joshua P.; Waterer, Grant; Long, Ann C.; Anzueto, Antonio; Brożek, Jan; Crothers, Kristina; Cooley, Laura A.; Dean, Nathan C.; Fine, Michael J.; Flanders, Scott A.; Griffin, Marie R.; Metersky, Mark L.; Musher, Daniel M.; Restrepo, Marcos I.; Whitney, Cynthia G.

doi:10.1164/rccm.201908-1581st

articleAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineOct 1, 2019GREEN OA

Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America

JPJoshua P. Metlay GWGrant Waterer ACAnn C. Long AAAntonio Anzueto JBJan Brożek

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Abstract Background This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods A multidisciplinary panel conducted pragmatic systematic reviews of the relevant research and applied Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation methodology for clinical recommendations. Results The panel addressed 16 specific areas for recommendations spanning questions of diagnostic testing, determination of site of care, selection of initial empiric antibiotic therapy, and subsequent management decisions. Although some recommendations remain unchanged from the 2007 guideline, the availability of results from new…

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Medicine
Guideline
Intensive care medicine
Community-acquired pneumonia
Multidisciplinary approach
Pneumonia
Grading (engineering)
Epidemiology

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