Diagnosis and Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
American Thoracic SocietyPublished: August 22, 2025
- Key Points
- Management
- LUS Versus Chest X-ray to Diagnose CAP
- Empiric Antibacterial Therapy for CAP With Positive Respiratory Virus Testing
- Antibiotic Duration for CAP
- Systemic Corticosteroids for CAP
- Tables
- 2007 and 2019 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Criteria for Defining Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia
- Individual Patient Factors to Consider That May Strengthen or Weaken Recommendations
- Key Criteria for Establishing Expertise in Lung Ultrasound Exams
- Comorbidities That May Warrant Antibiotic Therapy for Outpatients With CAP Who Test Positive for a Respiratory Virus
- Initial Empirical Antibiotic Therapy for Suspected Bacterial CAP
- Clinical Stability Definitions
- Antimicrobials for Treatment of CAP
- Initial Treatment Strategies for Inpatients with CAP by Level of Severity and Risk for Drug Resistance
- Recent FDA-approved Antibiotics for CAP
- Figures and Algorithms
- Adult Community-acquired Pneumonia
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