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Community-acquired pneumonia pneumococcal PCR is relatively sensitive for pneumococcal pneumonia Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date October 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia history and examination does not usefully diagnose it Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia no clear role for sputum Gram's stain Level of evidence 2a- Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia sputum counter-current electrophoresis helped to diagnose cause. Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia microbial investigations were occasionally helpful. Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia radiographic shadowing, multilobe disease and radiographic deterioration were not very helpful in differential diagnosis. Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia urinary antigen detection helped diagnose legionellosis. Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Dyspnoea clinical examination may help to determine cause. Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date May 2003 Hypoxia not indicated by vital signs. Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date June 2003 Pneumonia radiologists agree poorly about lobar pneumonia and air bronchograms on chest X-ray Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date March 2003 Pneumonia diarrhoea and an elevated CK made Legionella more likely Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Pneumonia five clinical features can help diagnose it. Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date March 2003 Severe pneumonia BAL fluid colony count helped diagnose. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date March 2003