Francisco Javier Candel, Miguel Salavert, Miren Basaras, Marcio Borges, Rafael Cantón, Emilia Cercenado, Catian Cilloniz, Ángel Estella, Juan M García-Lechuz, José Garnacho Montero, Federico Gordo, Agustín Julián-Jiménez, Francisco Javier Martín-Sánchez, Emilio Maseda, Mayra Matesanz, Rosario Menéndez, Manuel Mirón-Rubio, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu, Eva Polverino, Pilar Retamar-Gentil, Luis Alberto Ruiz-Iturriaga, Susana Sancho, Leyre Serrano
Community-acquired pneumonia represents the third-highest cause of mortality in industrialized countries and the first due to infection. Although guidelines for the approach to this infection model are widely implemented in international health schemes, information continually emerges that generates controversy or requires updating its management. This paper reviews the most important issues in the approach to this process, such as an aetiologic update using new molecular platforms or imaging techniques, including the diagnostic stewardship in different clinical settings...
October 30, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine