Evidence based medicine: review of BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults

J Infect. 2002 Nov;45(4):213-8. doi: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1060.

Abstract

Community acquired pneumonia is a common illness with significant morbidity and mortality and a high cost to society. Guidelines for management in the UK issued by the British Thoracic Society have been in existence since 1993 (Br J Hosp Med 1993; 49: 346-350). These have been updated in 2001 (Thorax 2001; 56(Suppl IV)). This review summarises the guidelines with emphasis on aetiology, investigations and antibiotic treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / complications
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Evidence-Based Medicine*
  • Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human / complications
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents