Pneumonia, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine (Volume 47 2)

In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Dr. Barbara Jones, Chiagozie Pickens, and Charles Dela Cruz bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pneumonia. Leading experts provide in-depth discussions on viral and bacterial co-infection; global variation in pneumonia epidemiology; diagnostic testing in patients with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia; host response diagnostics in pneumonia; imaging modalities to diagnose pneumonia; and more. Contains 21 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including vaccines against pneumonia: current updates; antibiotic and non-antibiotic treatment; aspiration pneumonia: defining the disease and identify risk factors; pneumonia as a multisystem disease; quality improvement in pneumonia; and more Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pneumonia, offering actionable insights for clinical practice Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews