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Last reviewed: 14 Oct Last updated: 03 Nov Community-acquired and often seen in young adults living in close proximity. Treatment is often outpatient based with a macrolide antibiotic or doxycycline. Risk factors close community settings immunosuppression cigarette smoking chronic lung disease travel male sex immunomodulating drugs More risk factors. Investigations to consider urinary Legionella antigen sputum culture for Legionella molecular diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydophila pneumoniae serology for atypical pathogens nasopharyngeal viral cultures More investigations to consider.

Ethan Rubinstein, MD H. Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia external link opens in a new window The management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age external link opens in a new window More guidelines. Atypical Pneumonia. What Is Atypical Pneumonia? What Causes Atypical Pneumonia?

What Are the Symptoms of Atypical Pneumonia? How Is Atypical Pneumonia Diagnosed? How Is Atypical Pneumonia Treated? DO practice respiratory etiquette cover your coughs and sneezes. DO drink plenty of fluids six to eight glasses per day to avoid dehydration.

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Get Permissions. Read the Issue. Sign Up Now. Next: Shoulder Dystocia. Apr 1, Issue. Atypical organisms such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae , and Legionella pneumophila are implicated in up to 40 percent of cases of community-acquired pneumonia. TABLE 3 Conditions that May Mimic Community-Acquired Pneumonia Acute respiratory distress syndrome Atelectasis Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia Churg-Strauss syndrome Collagen vascular disease Congestive heart failure Drug-induced lung disease Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Inflammatory lung disease Interstitial pneumonitis Malignant pleural effusion Neoplasm Occupational lung disease Pulmonary embolus Pulmonary hemorrhage or infarction Radiation pneumonitis Sarcoidosis Wegener's granulomatosis Information from references 26 and Read the full article.

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