Drug-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia

DRPs in CAP

Authors

  • Ane Uranga Department of Pneumology, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain
  • Marcos I Restrepo Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • James D Chalmers Tayside Respiratory Research Group, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
  • Francesco Blasi Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  • Stefano Aliberti School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan Bicocca, Respiratory Unit, AO San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20052, Monza Italy

Keywords:

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), drug-resistant pathogens (DRPs), health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP), prediction models

Abstract

An increasing prevalence of pneumonia caused by drug-resistant pathogens (DRPs) has been identifi ed. The 2005 American Thoracic Society (ATS)/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines proposed the health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) model in order to identify an increased risk of DRPs in patients coming from the community. These patients are known to have a worse prognosis, mostly due to poor functional status and treatment restrictions. New useful scores have been developed to help physicians in predicting DRPs. This manuscript is a review of currently published literature concerning the impact of CAP caused by DRPs and the different predictive models available.

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Uranga A, Restrepo MI, Chalmers JD, Blasi F, Aliberti S. Drug-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia: DRPs in CAP. Community Acquir Infect. 2015;2. Accessed May 26, 2025. https://www.hksmp.com/journals/cai/article/view/254

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