id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-028328-5lews3uw Haas, Andrew R. COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA 2020-06-22 .txt text/plain 5067 257 40 With the development of the fl uoroquinolones, effective high levels of lung penetration have been achieved without the development of resistance to treat even those patients with severe pneumonia using a single agent once a day (except those with risk factors for P. Although an antipneumococcal fl uoroquinolone would be equally effective, use of one of these agents in this Chapter 78 Community-Acquired Pneumonia 1085 Practice: Therapy of Infectious Diseases low-risk patient population is likely unnecessary and may promote selection pressure for resistance. Recognition of the clinical syndrome consistent with pneumonia, assessing patients' risk factors for specifi c organisms, determining their medical comorbidities, and evaluating their severity of illness will allow the clinician to ascertain pertinent pathogens and choose appropriate empirical coverage for CAP. A fi ve-year study of severe community-acquired pneumonia with emphasis on prognosis in patients admitted to an intensive care unit ./cache/cord-028328-5lews3uw.txt ./txt/cord-028328-5lews3uw.txt