Managing CAP: an evidence-based algorithm

J Fam Pract. 2007 Sep;56(9):722-6.

Abstract

The 2007 guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society are a blend of level-of-evidence strength and consensus opinion--a unified, evidence-based document. These new recommendations address prior discrepancies between the 2 specialties. We developed a CAP treatment algorithm based on the new advisory.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Ambulatory Care / methods
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / therapy*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Patient Admission
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia / microbiology
  • Pneumonia / therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents