Outpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia.
- 15 June 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Hospital Practice
- Vol. 33 (6) , 123-133
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1998.11443708
Abstract
Recently published guidelines permit the decision to treat patients with community-acquired pneumonia on an outpatient basis to be made more confidently than in the past. In most cases, the risk of 30-day mortality can be evaluated without extensive laboratory testing. Antibiotic therapy with erythromycin or doxycycline is generally effective.Keywords
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