Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on March 01, 2007

Authors

Lionel A Mandell1, Richard G Wunderink, Antonio Anzueto, John G Bartlett, G Douglas Campbell, Nathan C Dean, Scott F Dowell, Thomas M File, Daniel M Musher, Michael S Niederman, Antonio Torres, Cynthia G Whitney, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Thoracic Society

Author Affiliations

1: McMaster University Medical School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. lmandell@mcmaster.ca

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