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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Diagnostic criteria
Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings:
- CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP.
- Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain