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Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department
Jerome A. Leis and Wayne L. Gold
CMAJ March 20, 2012 184 (5) 559; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111143
Jerome A. Leis
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Wayne L. Gold
MD
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Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department
Jerome A. Leis, Wayne L. Gold
CMAJ Mar 2012, 184 (5) 559; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111143
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- Community-acquired pneumonia is life-threatening and timely administration of antibiotics is a goal of therapy
- Pretreatment diagnostic tests should be requested on a case-by-case basis
- Severe disease requires early recognition and prompt referral to intensive care
- Determining who can receive treatment as an outpatient should be guided by validated scoring systems
- Outpatient therapy should take into account risk factors for drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
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