title: Major advances in managing community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: This article is a non-systematic review of selected recent publications in community-acquired pneumonia, including a comparison of various guidelines. Risk stratification of patients has recently been advanced by the addition of several useful biomarkers. The issue of single versus dual antibiotic treatment remains controversial and awaits a conclusive randomized controlled trial. However, in the meantime, there is a working consensus that more severe patients should receive dual therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester.
authors.forename: Waseem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Asrar Khan
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodhead