PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Meeker, David P.
AU  - Longworth, David L.
TI  - Community-acquired pneumonia: an update
DP  - 1996 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 16--30
VI  - 63
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/63/1/16.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/63/1/16.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1996 Jan 01; 63
AB  - SUMMARY Despite the discovery of new pathogens and the evolving problem of antibiotic resistance, the basic trends in community-acquired pneumonia remain remarkably constant. This article reviews the common pathogens, new pathogens, their clinical presentations, the diagnostic workup, the decision to hospitalize, antibiotic resistance, and antibiotic choices.