Community Acquired Pneumonia

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Quizzes

Hospital Medicine

09/25/2022

There are 7 ICD-10-CM codes to classify pneumonia. Test your knowledge on which code to use for a patient with pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae with our latest pop quiz.

09/25/2022

Research Summaries

Pediatric Pneumonia

A Shorter Course Antibiotic Treatment Effective in Treating Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia

12/12/2022

The researchers compared shorter vs longer course therapy in the treatment of nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in pediatric patients.

12/12/2022

Diagnostic tools

New Tool Created for Distinguishing Between Types of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

01/26/2022

In a recent study, researchers examined the effectiveness of a new diagnostic tool for distinguishing between bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia in children.

01/26/2022

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ATS Releases New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

05/06/2021

The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

05/06/2021

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Guidance for Managing Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patients Is Published

06/19/2020

The consensus statement includes general suggestions about the initial management strategies that should be considered for patients who are immunocompromised and are suspected as having community-acquired...

06/19/2020

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Biomarkers May Predict Treatment Failure in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

09/11/2019

The authors of a new study sought to identify a single panel of biomarkers and designate a point score that could predict treatment failure early in patients hospitalized with severe community-acquired...

09/11/2019

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