title: Management decisions regarding community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: The successful management of community-acquired pneumonia requires many management decisions, including a decision as to the site of care, the type and duration of antibiotic therapy, and a discharge decision for patients who require hospitalization. A number of recent studies have defined and tested criteria for some of the management decisions indicated above.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences, Nova Scotia, Canada. tmarrie@is.dal.ca
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Marrie