Key Clinical Points Community-Acquired Pneumonia Community-acquired pneumonia
remains a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. Although the …

Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to infection. In this context, biomarkers could be considered as indicators of either …

Community acquired pneumonia remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Usually,
the causal organism is not identified and treatment remains empiric. Recent computed …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the
management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: A …

Background Community-acquired pneumonia is a leading infectious cause of hospitalization
and death among US adults. Incidence estimates of pneumonia confirmed radiographically …

Background . Existing severity assessment tools, such as the pneumonia severity index (PSI)
and CURB-65 (tool based on confusion, urea level, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and …

Background Although monotherapy for pneumococcal pneumonia is standard, a survival
benefit of combination β-lactam and macrolide therapy has been suggested. Hypothesis Initial …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Genetic factors are likely to contribute to the variable presentation of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP). The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to determine whether the …