PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S V Baudouin
TI  - The pulmonary physician in critical care • 3: Critical care management of community acquired pneumonia
AID  - 10.1136/thorax.57.3.267
DP  - 2002 Mar 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 267--271
VI  - 57
IP  - 3
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/57/3/267.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/57/3/267.full
SO  - Thorax2002 Mar 01; 57
AB  - Severe community acquired pneumonia carries a high mortality. Early recognition of the severity of the illness, rapid and appropriate resuscitation, targeted antibiotic treatment, and the critical care support of multiple failing organ systems are all important in this group of patients. Only by improving all these aspects of care is it likely that survival will increase.