Community-acquired pneumonia: epidemiology, etiology, treatment.
Community-acquired pneumonia is a common and severe illness. S. pneumoniae remains the most common cause of CAP; however, more than 100 microbials cause this illness. Antibiotic treatment is dictated by the severity of the pneumonia.
Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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