Community-acquired pneumonia: a US perspective on the guideline gap.

Maricar Malinis, Lilian Abbo, Jose A Vazquez, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner
Author Information
  1. Maricar Malinis: Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. ORCID
  2. Lilian Abbo: Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
  3. Jose A Vazquez: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
  4. Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner: McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. ORCID

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia continues to be one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality due to infectious disease. The aetiologies, clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities and therapeutic options are changing and outpacing the creation of management guidelines. This educational article summarizes a roundtable activity sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant by Paratek that included US experts discussing these changes and identifying gaps in the current guidelines.

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Grants

  1. /Paratek Pharmaceuticals

MeSH Term

Community-Acquired Infections
Humans
United States
Pneumonia
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Anti-Bacterial Agents

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents

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