title: Community acquired pneumonia.
abstract: Community acquired pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The American Thoracic Society, Infectious Disease Society of America and the British Thoracic Society have furnished very comprehensive guidelines for the evaluation and management of this disease. This article reviews and summarizes the important issues in the etiology, diagnosis and community acquired pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and Truman Medical Center, USA. zakakhan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zaka U
authors.initials: ZU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazir
authors.forename: Abid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors