Community Acquired Pneumonia, BioFire FilmArray, clinical practice guidelines. Description Attachments Created at 2/28/2018 9:55 AM by Vannorman, David W. (CTR) Last modified at 2/28/2018 9:55 AM by Vannorman, David W. (CTR) In the United States, community-acquired pneumonia affects 5.6 million people per year, and ranks 6th among leading causes of death.[9] In 2009, there were approximately 1.86 million emergency department encounters for pneumonia in the United States.[10] In 2011, pneumonia was the second Community-acquired pneumonia is a commonly diagnosed illness in which no causative organism is identified in half the cases. Application of molecular diagnostic techniques has the potential to Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Clinical practice guidelines for empirical CAP treatment, formulated jointly by the Infectious Diseases Gibson V. Recognising and managing community-acquired pneumonia. Nurs Stand . 2015;30(12):53-9. Mandell LA, Wunderink RG, Anzueto A, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. What causes community-acquired pneumonia and how frequent is it? infection should receive RSV-specific monoclonal antibody prophylaxis according to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. Guidelines for CAP in Adults • CID 2003:37 (1 December) • 1405 IDSA GUIDELINES Update of Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults Lionel A. Mandell,1 John G. Bartlett,2 Scott F. Dowell,3 Thomas M. File, Jr.,4 Daniel M. Musher,5 and Cynthia Whitney3,a Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Community-Acquired Pneumonia listed as an option in these guidelines. So, the most important functions of a clinical microbiology labo- Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines recommend using either monotherapy with a fluoroquinolone