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Community Acquired Pneumonia

References

  1. American Lung Association. Pneumonia. Available at: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35691.
    Updated April 2006. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

  2. File TM. Community-acquired pneumonia. The Lancet 2003; 362: 1991-1998.

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  4. Mandell LA, Wunderink RG, Anzueto A, Bartlett JG, Campbell GD, Dean NC, Dowell SF, File TM, Musher DM, Niederman MS, Torres A, and Whitney CG. Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Available at: http://www.guidelines.gov/summary/summary.aspx?
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  5. MayoClinic.com. Pneumonia. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pneumonia/DS00135. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

  6. Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia. Pneumonia. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000145.htm. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

  7. Merck Manual. Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Available at: http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec04/
    ch042/ch042b.jsp. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

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  9. Thibodeau KP and Viera AJ. Atypical pathogens and challenges in community-acquired pneumonia. American Family Physician 2004; 69:1699-706.

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