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Community-acquired pneumonia

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Causes

Common causes of community-acquired pneumonia are c  
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae  
Remember less common causes c  
  • Influenza A virus
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Chlamydia psittaci
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Coxiella burnetti
  • Staphylococcus aureus 

 

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips