• Changing Landscape of Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Dr. Thomas File

  • Jun 6 2024
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast

Changing Landscape of Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Dr. Thomas File

  • Summary

  • 0:16 Intro
    2:29 Updated community-acquired pneumonia guidelines
    5:41 Diagnostic tools for CAP following COVID-19
    9:35 Procalcitonin levels as a biomarker
    12:30 The CAP treatment algorithm
    18:36 Best practices for antibiotic stewardship
    20:40 New CAP therapies on the horizon
    22:36 ACIP recommendations for vaccination
    24:30 Remaining areas of CAP uncertainty
    26:30 Final thoughts
    27:25 Outro

    Featuring infectious disease expert Dr. Thomas File of Summa Health in Ohio, this episode delves into how community-acquired pneumonia has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It additionally covers the role and importance of antibiotic stewardship and the concern of ‘superbugs’ due to antimicrobial resistance.

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