November 12 is World Pneumonia Day. Since pneumonia is more common in the cooler months, it's a timely reminder of the infection's ongoing impact and the need for the most up-to-date, evidence-based methods for diagnosis and management. Despite advances, pneumonia remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in the elderly and in young children. Consistently referring to the most up-to-date recommendations helps ensure accurate assessment, optimized treatment, and ideal outcomes in patients with pneumonia.
Today, we have a rundown of some of the most recently published guidelines on pneumonia from US-based and international societies.
Pneumonia Guidelines Published in the Past Five Years
- Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Management
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), September 2025
- Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- American Thoracic Society (ATS), July 2025
- Management of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea in Children Up to 10 Years of Age
- World Health Organization (WHO), December 2024
- Use of Corticosteroids in Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), May 2024
- Management of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- European Respiratory Society (ERS) / European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) / European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), April 2023
- Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated Events, and Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Acute-Care Hospitals
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), June 2022
- Nucleic Acid-Based Testing for Noninfluenza Viral Pathogens in Adults with Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- American Thoracic Society (ATS), May 2021
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