RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Community-acquired pneumonia: an update
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 16
OP 30
VO 63
IS 1
A1 Meeker, David P.
A1 Longworth, David L.
YR 1996
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/63/1/16.abstract
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.