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Diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia: an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline[92]

Published by:American Thoracic Society

Last published:2025

Guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases: 2024 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)[94]

Published by:Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology

Last published:2024

ACR appropriateness criteria®: acute respiratory illness in immunocompetent patients[84]

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2024

Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management[198]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2023

ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT Guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia[197]

Published by:The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Last published:2023

Appropriate use of point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute dyspnea in emergency department or inpatient settings[86]

Published by:American College of Physicians

Last published:2021

Nucleic acid-based testing for noninfluenza viral pathogens in adults with suspected community-acquired pneumonia[114]

Published by:American Thoracic Society

Last published:2021

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia[102]

Published by:American College of Emergency Physicians

Last published:2021

Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia[79]

Published by:American Thoracic Society; Infectious Diseases Society of America

Last published:2019

Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing[199]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2019

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