BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009

作者：Wei Shen Lim, Simon Baudouin, Robert C. George, Adam T. Hill, C Jamieson, Ivan Le Jeune, J T Macfarlane, Robert Charles Read, Holly J. Roberts, Mark L Levy, Manzoor A. Wani, Mark A Woodhead · 发表于：Thorax · 年份：2009 · DOI：10.1136/thx.2009.121434 · 被引用次数：1453 · 研究领域：Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections、Respiratory viral infections research、Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

A summary of the initial management of patients admitted to hospital with suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is presented in fig 8. Tables 4 and 5, respectively, summarise (1) the relevant microbiological investigations and (2) empirical antibiotic choices recommended in patients with CAP. Investigations (Section 5)When should a chest radiograph be performed in the community?on July 30,