Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections
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- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- practice guideline
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 26 (6) , 1138-1180
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.05.00055705
Abstract
Since the 1998 European Respiratory Society (ERS) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) guidelines 1 were published, the evidence on which they were based has increased and the methods for guideline development have been refined. Against this background, these new guidelines have been developed.Keywords
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