Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Authors: Michael Niederman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2009)

In the Clinic6 October 2009Community-Acquired PneumoniaChristine Laine, MD, MPH, Sankey Williams, MD, and Michael Niederman, MDChristine Laine, MD, MPH, Sankey Williams, MD, and Michael Niederman, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-7-200910060-01004 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Editor's Note: This issue of In the Clinic has been updated.Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can vary from a mild outpatient illness to a more severe disease requiring admission to a hospital or even an intensive care unit (ICU). Along with influenza, CAP is the eighth leading cause of death in persons older than age 65 in the United States and is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. In contrast to hospital-acquired pneumonia, CAP occurs in the community. 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