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Community acquired pneumonia. A perspective for general practice.
Aust Fam Physician. 2000 Jul; 29(7):639-45.AF

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) occurs in approximately two per 1000 of the adult population per year. About 2% of adult overnight hospital admissions are due to CAP and there is a continuing mortality rate of 7-10%.

OBJECTIVE

To present an approach for the community and hospital assessment and management of CAP based on current concepts and evidence.

DISCUSSION

Clinical and radiological assessments are unable to identify the nature of the causative organism. However, knowledge of the patient risk profile and a clinical severity assessment enable appropriate management decisions to be made. Early antibiotic therapy according to the guidelines and appropriate supportive management should reduce CAP mortality. It is essential that the CAP patient is followed to ensure radiological resolution. The incidence of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be reduced by rigid application of National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) vaccination recommendations for pneumococcal and influenza immunisation.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Tsirgiotis E
Department of Respiratory Medicine, North Western Adelaide Health Service, South Australia.
Ruffin R
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Anti-Bacterial AgentsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsFemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePneumoniaRisk FactorsSouth Australia

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10914447

Citation

Tsirgiotis, E, and R Ruffin. "Community Acquired Pneumonia. a Perspective for General Practice." Australian Family Physician, vol. 29, no. 7, 2000, pp. 639-45.
Tsirgiotis E, Ruffin R. Community acquired pneumonia. A perspective for general practice. Aust Fam Physician. 2000;29(7):639-45.
Tsirgiotis, E., & Ruffin, R. (2000). Community acquired pneumonia. A perspective for general practice. Australian Family Physician, 29(7), 639-45.
Tsirgiotis E, Ruffin R. Community Acquired Pneumonia. a Perspective for General Practice. Aust Fam Physician. 2000;29(7):639-45. PubMed PMID: 10914447.
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