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Appendix 16d : ADUP CAP Resource Binder Sections Content

Diagnosis and Etiology

This section contains the following:

1) Diagnosis

  • Metlay JP et al. Does this patient have community-acquired pneumonia: Diagnosing pneumonia by history and physical examination. JAMA 1997.
  • Metlay JP, Fine MJ. Testing strategies in the initial management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Ann Int Med 2003.
  • Wipf JE et al. Diagnosing pneumonia by physical examination. Arch Int Med 1999.

2) Etiology

  • FastFacts Summary
  • Marrie TJ et al. Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia treated in an ambulatory setting. Respiratory Medicine 2005.
  • Marrie TJ. Empiric treatment of ambulatory community-acquired pneumonia: always include treatment of atypical agents. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2004.

Therapy - Macrolides

This section contains the following:

3) FastFacts

  • Macrolides

4) Articles

  • File TJ et al. International Guidelines for the Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: The Role of Macrolides. Drugs 2003..
  • Lynch JP et al. Clinical Relevance of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002.

Therapy - Miscellaneous

This section contains the following:

5) Doxycycline

  • FastFacts Summary
  • Articles

a) Jones RN et al. Doxycycline use for community-acquired pneumonia: contemporary in vitro spectrum of activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Diagnostic Microbiology Infect Dis 2004.

b) Cunha BA. Doxycycline for community-acquired pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis 2003.

6) Duration of therapy

  • Article

a) Niederman MS. Understanding the natural history of community-acquired pneumonia resolution: vital information for optimizing duration of therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2004.

7) Empiric therapy and outcomes

  • Articles

a) Johnson D et al. Appropriate antibiotic utilization in seniors prior to hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality. J Clin Pharmacy Therap 2004.

b) Malcolm C, Marrie TJ. Antibiotic therapy for ambulatory patients with community-acquired pneumonia in an emergency department setting. Arch Intern Med 2003.

8) Co-morbid conditions

  • FastFacts Summary

9) Alberta Health and Wellness

a) Drug Benefit List – Anti-infective agents (October 2005)