Community Acquired Pneumonia

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Pearls of Wisdom

Lung Infections

Pediatric Pearls: A Short Course of Antibiotics for Pneumonia

05/26/2022

A 6-year-old girl presents with fever and respiratory symptoms. Imaging results are consistent with pneumonia.

05/26/2022

Research Summaries

Research summary

Hospitalized Adults Inappropriately Diagnosed With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Is Common

07/10/2024

A team of researchers sought to determine the incidence of inappropriate diagnosis among patients hospitalized and treated for community-acquired pneumonia.

07/10/2024

Pediatric Pneumonia

A Shorter Course Antibiotic Treatment Effective in Treating Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia

12/12/2022

The researchers compared shorter vs longer course therapy in the treatment of nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in pediatric patients.

12/12/2022

Diagnostic tools

New Tool Created for Distinguishing Between Types of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

01/26/2022

In a recent study, researchers examined the effectiveness of a new diagnostic tool for distinguishing between bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia in children.

01/26/2022

community-acquired pneumonia

ATS Releases New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

05/06/2021

The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

05/06/2021

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Guidance for Managing Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patients Is Published

06/19/2020

The consensus statement includes general suggestions about the initial management strategies that should be considered for patients who are immunocompromised and are suspected as having community-acquired...

06/19/2020

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October 2024

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