Selected References - Pneumonia

Routine use of the Pneumonia Severity Index for guiding the site-of-treatment decision of patients with pneumonia in the emergency department: a multicenter, prospective, observational, controlled cohort study. (Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jan 1;44(1):41-9.) Abstract

Managing acute lower respiratory tract infections in an era of antibacterial resistance. (Am J Emerg Med. 2006 May;24(3):329-42.) Abstract

The controversy of combination vs monotherapy in the treatment of hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia. (Chest. 2005 Aug;128(2):940-6.) Abstract

Principles of antibiotic treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in the outpatient setting. (Am J Med. 2005 Jul;118 Suppl 7A:21S-28S.) Abstract

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the home: an American College of Chest Physicians clinical position statement. (Chest. 2005 May;127(5):1752-63.) Abstract

Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults. (Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Dec 1;37(11):1405-33. Epub 2003 Nov 03) Citation

Antibiotic therapy for ambulatory patients with community-acquired pneumonia in an emergency department setting. (Arch Intern Med. 2003 Apr 14;163(7):797-802.) Abstract