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- 2019 IDSA/ATS CAP Guidelines still current; 2024 ATS HAP/VAP guidelines
- Procalcitonin (PCT) guidance: åš CAP å¯å¹«å© antibiotic çž®ç (PCT-guided therapy)
- Multiplex PCR (BioFire RP) revolutionizing diagnosis (< 1 hr)
- Cefiderocol, Ceftolozane-tazo for MDR Pseudomonas / CRE pneumonia
- Inhaled antibiotics (colistin, amikacin, gentamicin) adjunct in VAP
- COVID-19: anti-spike monoclonal Ab decreased (variant resistance), Paxlovid + Remdesivir mainstay
2ïžâ£ Diagnostics
- CXR + CT (better sensitivity)
- POCUS lung: B-lines, consolidation
- Microbiology:
- Sputum Gram + culture (limited sensitivity)
- Blood culture (low yield ~10%)
- Urinary antigen: S. pneumoniae, Legionella ser 1
- Multiplex PCR: respiratory viruses + atypicals
- BAL/PSB if intubated + culture-negative
3ïžâ£ å°ç£ context
- CAP empirical å IDSA â ceftriaxone + macrolide
- Macrolide resistance in M. pneumoniae é« (>40%) â doxy/FQ alternative
- å¥ä¿ ICU pneumonia çµŠä» vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin (äŸé©æç)
- Penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae åäœ (~ 10-20%); MRSA å€ HCA äŸæº