Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Thomas M. File, Julio A. Ramírez
Abstract
CAP is an acute lung infection that causes 1.5 million hospitalizations in the United States each year. Most outpatients with mild CAP can be treated empirically without diagnostic testing for bacteria.
Topics & Concepts
Community-acquired pneumoniaPneumoniaMedicineIntensive care medicineInternal medicinePneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsRespiratory viral infections researchEmergency and Acute Care Studies