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  • Title: Severe community-acquired pneumonia.
    Author: Cassiere HA, Fein AM.
    Journal: Curr Opin Pulm Med; 1996 May; 2(3):186-91. PubMed ID: 9363138.
    Abstract:
    Community-acquired pneumonia is an important public health concern and a recent focus of clinical practice guidelines. What has become clear from this renewed focus of attention is that a subgroup of patients with community-acquired pneumonia have severe disease with a differing spectrum of pathogens and prognosis. This article reviews the definition, bacteriology, diagnostic approach, and treatment of patients categorized as having severe community-acquired pneumonia. Although some of what is discussed is controversial and the literature in this area continues to expand, we focus on an evidence-based approach to this clinical problem.
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