Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. Outpatient Management Algorithm.

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Source: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Community-acquired pneumonia in adults. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2006 May. 35 p. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults Outpatient Management Algorithm A = Annotation Previously healthy patients without comorbidities. A Recent antimicrobial therapy (last 3 months)? Azithromycin PLUS EITHER high dose amoxicillin 1 g tid OR high dose amox/clav 2 g bid Moxifloxacin OR levofloxacin Azithromycin OR doxycycline Patients with other comorbidities (COPD, diabetes, CHF, renal failure, malignancies). A Recent antimicrobial therapy (last 3 months)? Azithromycin PLUS EITHER high-dose amoxicillin 1 g tid OR high-dose amox/clav 2 g bid OR cefuroxime OR cefpodoxime OR cefprozil Moxifloxacin OR levofloxacin Outpatient Management *Treatment based on patient characteristics. *Patient education. *Follow-up. A Azithromycin OR moxifloxacin OR levofloxacin Aspiration suspected. A Amox/clav OR clindamycin Nursing home patient. A Azithromycin PLUS amox/clav OR moxifloxacin OR levofloxacin Recent influenza, possible superinfection. A Moxifloxacin OR levofloxacin OR high-dose amox/clav 2 g bid OR cefuroxime OR cefpodoxime OR cefprozil All copyrights are reserved by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Inc.