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