Diagnosis and management of community and hospital acquired pneumonia in adults: summary of NICE guidance

BMJ. 2014 Dec 3:349:g6722. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g6722.

Authors

Sinan Eccles¹, Celia Pincus², Bernard Higgins³, Mark Woodhead⁴; Guideline Development Group

Collaborators

Affiliations

¹ Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, UK.
² Royal College of Physicians, National Clinical Guideline Centre, London NW1 4LE, UK [email protected].
³ Royal College of Physicians, National Clinical Guideline Centre, London NW1 4LE, UK Freeman Hospital, Newcastle NE7 7DN, UK.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre and Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 25471702
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g6722

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections / therapy
Cross Infection* / diagnosis
Cross Infection* / therapy
Hospitalization
Humans
Pneumonia* / diagnosis
Pneumonia* / therapy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
United Kingdom

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Anti-Bacterial Agents
C-Reactive Protein