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Practice Guideline
. 2007 Mar 1;44 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S27-72.
doi: 10.1086/511159.

Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

Lionel A Mandell  1 , Richard G Wunderink, Antonio Anzueto, John G Bartlett, G Douglas Campbell, Nathan C Dean, Scott F Dowell, Thomas M File Jr, Daniel M Musher, Michael S Niederman, Antonio Torres, Cynthia G Whitney; Infectious Diseases Society of America; American Thoracic Society
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Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

Lionel A Mandell et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Levels of evidence.
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Elements important for local community-acquired pneumonia guidelines.
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Clinically relevant outcome parameters in community-acquired pneumonia.
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Criteria for severe community-acquired pneumonia.
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Clinical indications for more extensive diagnostic testing.
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Most common etiologies of community-acquired pneumonia.
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Recommended empirical antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia.
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Epidemiologic conditions and/or risk factors related to specific pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia.
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Recommended antimicrobial therapy for specific pathogens.
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Table 10
Criteria for clinical stability.
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Patterns and etiologies of types of failure to respond.
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Table 12
Factors associated with nonresponding pneumonia.
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Table 13
Recommendations for vaccine prevention of community-acquired pneumonia.
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