title: Community-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unit.
abstract: CAP requiring ICU admission is a distinct clinical entity. The mortality rate of pneumonia in this subset of patients has been unchanged in the past several years. Aggressive diagnostic of strategies to establish the causative pathogens of pneumonia rapidly will enable clinicians to adjust antibiotic therapy appropriately. It is hoped that new adjunctive therapeutic options that positively influence host-related factors and bolster pulmonary antibacterial defense will result in reduced morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Leeper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents