title: Ambulatory management of lower respiratory tract infections.
abstract: Clinical manifestations and radiographic findings are unreliable guides to the selection of antimicrobial therapy for lower respiratory infections. Laboratory evaluation is necessary to identify the etiologic agent. Multiple oral antibiotics are available for outpatient treatment of bronchitis or pneumonia suspected to be of bacterial origin.
authors.affiliation: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: File
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents