Background There is considerable variability in rates of hospitalization of patients with
community-acquired pneumonia, in part because of physicians' uncertainty in assessing the …

This document is an update of the original 1993 statement on community-acquired
pneumonia, incorporating new information about bacteriology, patient stratification, diagnostic …

Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the
management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: A …

Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia were issued on behalf of
the Infectious Diseases Society of America in April 1998. The present version represents a …

Objective. —To systematically review the medical literature on the prognosis and outcomes
of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data Sources. —A MEDLINE …

Context. —Pneumonia is a frequent cause of hospitalization and death among elderly
patients, but the relationships between processes of care for pneumonia and outcomes are …

Rationale: An objective and simple prognostic model for patients with pulmonary embolism
could be helpful in guiding initial intensity of treatment. Objectives: To develop a clinical …

▪Objectives: To study the effect of previously administered antibiotics on the antibiotic
susceptibility profile of Enterobacter, the factors affecting mortality, and the emergence of antibiotic …

Pneumonia results in more than 500,000 hospital admissions annually in adults and ranks
as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States (1, 2). Despite progress in diagnostic …

Background . Existing severity assessment tools, such as the pneumonia severity index (PSI)
and CURB-65 (tool based on confusion, urea level, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and …