COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA - AN UPDATE

Authors
MEEKER DP LONGWORTH DL
Citation
Dp. Meeker et Dl. Longworth, COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA - AN UPDATE, Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 63(1), 1996, pp. 16-30
Citations number
96
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
08911150
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
16 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(1996)63:1<16:CP-AU>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Despite the discovery of new pathogens and the evolving problem of ant ibiotic resistance, the basic trends in community-acquired pneumonia r emain remarkably constant. This article reviews the common pathogens, new pathogens, their clinical presentations, the diagnostic workup, th e decision to hospitalize, antibiotic resistance, and antibiotic choic es.