id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-300356-oorac5he Nair, Girish B. Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Unfinished Battle 2011-10-05 .txt text/plain 7378 340 41 20 Risk factors for community-acquired P aeruginosa pneumonia include bronchiectasis, immunocompromised state, use of multiple courses of antibiotics, prolonged glucocorticoids in patients with COPD, and recent hospitalization. One of the most important decisions in the management of pneumonia is to assess the severity of the disease, which can be used to predict mortality risk and may be Nair & Niederman a surrogate measure to define the site of care (outpatient, hospital ward, or ICU). 61, 62 Although administration of therapy within 4 to 6 hours of arrival at the hospital can reduce mortality, it is important to only use antibiotics when the diagnosis is certain, because indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the absence of radiographic pneumonia has limited benefit and a real risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia antibiotic-associated adverse events, including drug-induced infectious diarrhea. ./cache/cord-300356-oorac5he.txt ./txt/cord-300356-oorac5he.txt