Community acquired pneumonia.
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.
Khan
Zaka U
ZU
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and Truman Medical Center, USA. zakakhan@hotmail.com
Nazir
Arif
A
Bhat
Abid
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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