TREATMENT OF COMMUNIT-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION
Once a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia is made, treatment with antibiotics should be initiated promptly. In patients who require admission, intravenous antibiotics should be started after collection of sputum and blood cultures. This should be done without delay. Evidence suggests that appropriately selected, rapidly administered empiric antibiotics are associated with a reduced length of stay.Initial [...]