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Guidelines: Pocketcards are multifold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Outpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia. GuidelinesPocketcard is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and is based on the latest IDSA/ATS guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains screening, severity assessment instruments, diagnostic and treatment recommendations, an initial management algorithm, and drug therapy and dosing information. It provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points; diagnostic management criteria; disease assessment; severity criteria; initial management algorithm; initial empirical antibiotic therapy; recommended antimicrobials; current medication tables with brand and generic names; and detailed drug information including strengths, formulations, and comments. Applications include point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.

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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) represents physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSAAEs purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases. The mission of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) is to improve health worldwide by advancing research, clinical care, and public health in respiratory disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders.

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