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Guideline
. 2003 Dec 1;37(11):1405-33.
doi: 10.1086/380488. Epub 2003 Nov 3.

Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults

Lionel A Mandell  1 , John G Bartlett, Scott F Dowell, Thomas M File Jr, Daniel M Musher, Cynthia Whitney; Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults

Lionel A Mandell et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Empiric antibacterial selection for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): advantages and disadvantages.
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