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Community-acquired pneumonia a clinical prediction rule can help rank patients for risk of dying Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date October 2004 Community-acquired pneumonia drug-resistant pneumococcal infections were common Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia hypotension, hypothermia and bacteraemia increased the risk of dying Level of evidence 2a Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia elderly patients who survive were at increased risk of dying subsequently Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia microbiology results were used infrequently to change antibiotic regimens Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia a twentieth of patients died. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date March 2003 Community-acquired pneumonia a clinical prediction rule can help predict 30 day mortality. Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date March 2003 Pleural effusion parapneumonic: biochemical tests helped predict the need for drainage. Level of evidence 2a Expiry Date April 2003