title: Antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: This article takes a broad perspective of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The arguments and data that support or refute the current approaches to initial antimicrobial treatment of CAP as outlined in the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America documents are provided. The complex issues involved in the decision of how to properly treat CAP are addressed.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University Medical Unit, Henderson General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mandell
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents