Influenza virus affects the respiratory tract by direct viral infection or by damage from the
immune system response. In humans, the respiratory epithelium is the only site where the …

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Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the
management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: A …

Although broad knowledge of influenza viral pneumonia has been established, the
significance of non-influenza respiratory viruses in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) …

Objective The clinical characteristics and chest imaging findings of viral pneumonia and
several interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) overlap, and viral pneumonia may be …

Background Adult, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guidelines from the Infectious
Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) include …

Background Biomarkers may facilitate clinical decisions in order to guide antimicrobial
treatment and prediction of prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We …

Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a dangerous disease caused by a spectrum of
bacterial and viral pathogens. The choice of specific therapy and the need for hospitalization …

Abstract Background Discriminating Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) from Streptococcus
pneumoniae (SP) and viral etiologies of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is …

Purpose The inappropriate use of antimicrobials, especially in acute respiratory infections
(ARIs), is largely driven by difficulty distinguishing bacterial, viral, and noninfectious …