title: Outpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: Recently published guidelines permit the decision to treat patients with community-acquired pneumonia on an outpatient basis to be made more confidently than in the past. In most cases, the risk of 30-day mortality can be evaluated without extensive laboratory testing. Antibiotic therapy with erythromycin or doxycycline is generally effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fine
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chowdhry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ketema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents