Community-acquired pneumonia ⭐

cap · society: ATS/IDSA · high-yield

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Summary

2025 ATS/IDSA update to the 2019 CAP guideline addressing four focused questions in immunocompetent adults: lung ultrasound (LUS) as an alternative to chest radiography, empiric antibacterial therapy when a respiratory virus is detected, antibiotic duration shorter than 5 days after clinical stability, and adjunctive systemic corticosteroids in hospitalized CAP. Two questions are new (LUS, virus-positive empiric antibiotics) and two update 2019 recommendations (duration, steroids). The guideline emphasizes individualized care stratified by setting (outpatient vs inpatient) and severity (nonsevere vs severe CAP per 2007/2019 IDSA/ATS criteria); IDSA did not approve this update.

Current guideline: 2025 ATS/IDSA CAP Guideline · download Anki sub-deck

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