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Guideline for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia DEFINITION: Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is pneumonia that occurs within 48 hours of hospital admission or is present on admission to the hospital. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: see Appendix A for dosing Patient not being admitted to the hospital No comorbidities: Amoxicillin OR Doxycycline Comorbidities present: Malignancy, alcoholism, asplenia, diabetes, chronic heart/lung/liver/renal disease Amoxicillin/clavulanate OR cefuroxime PLUS azithromycin OR doxycycline Severe beta-lactam allergy: Fluoroquinolone (levofloxacin or moxifloxacin) Patient Admitted to the hospital Non-Severe.
Guideline for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia . DEFINITION: Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is pneumonia that occurs within 48 hours of hospital admission or is present on admission to the hospital. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY : see Appendix A for dosing Patient not being admitted to the hospital
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