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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Criteria for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Recommendation Criteria for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults[1] (DO NOT EDIT)
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Minor Criteria
- Respiratory rate >30 breaths/min
- PaO2/FiO2 ratio <250
- Multilobar infiltrates
- Confusion/disorientation
- Uremia (BUN level, >20 mg/dL)
- Leukopenia (WBC count, <4000 cells/mm3)
- Thrombocytopenia (platelet count, < 100,000 cells/mm3)
- Hypothermia (core temperature, <36 degrees C)
- Hypotension requiring aggressive fluid resuscitation
Major Criteria
- Invasive mechanical ventilation
- Septic shock with the need for vasopressors
References
- ↑ Mandell LA, Wunderink RG, Anzueto A, Bartlett JG, Campbell GD, Dean NC, Dowell SF, File TM, Musher DM, Niederman MS, Torres A, Whitney CG (2007). "Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults". Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 44 Suppl 2: S27–72. doi:10.1086/511159. PMID 17278083. Retrieved 2012-09-06. Unknown parameter
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