Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Lionel A. Mandell(McMaster University Medical Centre), Richard G. Wunderink(Northwestern University), Antonio Anzueto(South Texas Veterans Health Care System), John G. Bartlett(Johns Hopkins University), G. Douglas Campbell(University of Mississippi), Nathan C. Dean(University of Utah), Scott F. Dowell(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Thomas M. File(Northeast Ohio Medical University), Daniel M. Musher(Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center), Michael S. Niederman(State University of New York), Antoní Torres(Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red), Cynthia G. Whitney(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Abstract
priate starting point for consultation by specialists. Substantial overlap exists among the patients whom these guidelines address and those discussed in the recently published guidelines for health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). Pneumonia in nonambulatory residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities epidemiologically mirrors hospital-acquired pneumonia and should be treated according to the HCAP guidelines. However, certain other patients whose conditions are included in the designation of HCAP are better served by management in accordance with CAP guidelines with concern for specific pathogens.
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