title: Case studies of lower respiratory tract infections: community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and potentially serious illness with significant human and economic costs to society. The recent collaborative statement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) represents the most up-to-date evidence-based guidelines from North America, incorporating important advances in the management of patients with CAP. The cases presented in this review highlight many of the recent recommendations from the IDSA/ATS guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Section, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio, USA. filet@summa-health.org
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: File
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003371:Cough / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000382:microbiology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents