Community Acquired Pneumonia.

Lee, Min Ki

doi:2011.70.1.1

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 70(1); 2011 > Article

Review Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2011;70(1):1-9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2011.70.1.1 Published online January 1, 2011.

Community Acquired Pneumonia.

Min Ki Lee

Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. leemk@pusan.ac.kr

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity, of mortality, and of expenditure of medical resources. The etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of CAP pathogens can differ by country. Treatment guidelines need to reflect the needs of individual countries based on pathogen susceptibility studies. Recent treatment guidelines for CAP in Korea were published by the Joint Committee of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, the Korean Society for Chemotherapy, and the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases. In this article, the etiologies, diagnoses, treatments for CAP will be reviewed and compared to the recent published Korean guidelines for CAP treatment.

Key Words: Pneumonia, Community-Acquired