Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia: Adult
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1 Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia: Adult
2 Etiology Outpatients No comorbid factors Comorbid factors Hospitalized Moderate/Severe Patients Usual Pathogens S. pneumoniae M. pneumoniae C. pneumoniae S. pneumoniae H. influenzae S. aureus M. catarrhalis Enterobacteriaceae C. pneumoniae S. pneumoniae H. influenzae S. aureus Group A streptococci Enterobacteriaceae C. pneumoniae Legionella spp (rare)
3 Diagnosis Clinical Assessment History - Fever +/- chills - New onset of cough which may or may not be productive - Pleuritic chest pain - Constitutional symptoms such as fatigue, headache, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, myalgias Identification of Risk Factors: - Smoking - Comorbid conditions: asthma, smoking, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, alcoholism, chronic renal or liver failure, congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic corticosteroid use, malnutrition or acute weight loss (>5%), HIV - Recent (3 months) antibiotic history* - Hospitalization in past 3 months
4 Physical examination: - Temperature > 37.8 C Note: Basal temperature in the frail elderly is often lower - Tachypnea (respiratory rate 25 / minute) Note: Respiratory rate must be counted for a full minute - Signs of consolidation: diminished chest expansion, increased tactile vocal fremitus, dullness on percussion, diminished air entry, bronchial breath sounds, whispering pectoriloquy, localized crackles, pleural rub Investigations All Patients Chest x-ray, PA and lateral CBC with differential Sputum gram stain and culture only if productive cough Blood cultures* for those who present to ER with history of chills/rigors
5 Additional Tests for Hospitalized Patients Blood cultures* Chemistry glucose, electrolytes, creatinine, ALT Pulse oximetry Arterial blood gas if patient: - O 2 sat <90% - Has COPD - Receiving chronic oxygen (do on baseline O 2 ) Thoracentesis should be considered in patients with significant pleural effusion Serology is not routinely recommended *Note: 1 set blood culture = 3 vials: 1 vial aerobic/ 1 vial anaerobic from one site + 1 vial aerobic from a second site AT SAME TIME
6 Management Up to 80% of patients with CAP are treated as outpatients. 1 General Ensure adequate hydration Adequate analgesics/antipyretics for pain and fever Cough suppressants are not routinely recommended For patients who may require admission to hospital, calculation of Pneumonia Severity of Illness (PSI) score is recommended to guide determination of site of care (See Appendix 3 and 4) Note: The pneumonia severity of illness score is a guide and should never replace a physician s judgement as to the admission decision.
7 Significant pleural effusion (> 10 mm on lateral decubitus) should be drained Empyema should be drained Oxygen Oxygen therapy is indicated for hypoxemia Antibiotic Therapy Due to morbidity and mortality of bacterial pneumonia, and limitations of microbiologic diagnosis, empiric therapy is recommended for all patients with physical findings of pneumonia and new infiltrate on chest X-ray. See Tables 3 and 4 for antibiotic therapy recommendations Follow-up Follow-up for outpatients should occur at 48 to 72 hours
8 Follow-up chest X-ray recommended at 6 weeks to ensure resolution and exclude underlying diseases such as empyema, lung abscess, and malignancy if: - Extensive/necrotizing pneumonia - Smoker - Alcoholism - COPD - > 5% weight loss in past month - > 50 years old Table 3: Antibiotic Agents in Outpatient Treatment of CAP in Adult Patients Recommended Agent No Comorbid Factors 1 Doxycycline Dose 200mg PO first dose then 100mg PO bid 7 to 10 days
9 Azithromycin Clarithromycin Erythromycin 500mg PO 1st day then 250mg PO daily 4 days 250 to 500mg PO bid 7 to 10 days XL 1 g PO daily for 7 to 10 days 500mg PO qid 7 to 10 days Recent antibiotic therapy (past 3 months) 2 Choose a different class of agent than previously used and ADD Amoxicillin Comorbid Factors 1 Doxycycline Azithromycin Clarithromycin High dose 1g PO tid 7 to 10 days 200mg PO first dose then 100 mg PO bid 7 to 10 days 500mg PO 1st day then 250mg PO daily 4 days 250 to 500mg PO big 7 to 10 days XL 1g PO daily for 7 to 10 days Recent antibiotic therapy (past 3 months) 2 Choose a different class of agent than previously used and ADD
10 Amoxicillin High dose 1g PO tid 7 to 10 days Amoxicillinclavulante 3 875mg PO bid 7 to 10 days Failure of 1st Line Agents [Hemodynamic compromise (see In-Patient recommendations below or consider admission to hospital) clinical deterioration after 72 hours of antibiotic therapy no improvement after completion of antiobiotic therapy]. Choose a regimen not previously used as first line therapy, or within previous 3 months if possible. [Amoxicillinclavulante 3 Cefuroxime axetil] PLUS [Azithromycin 875mg PO bid 7 to 10 days 500mg PO bid 7 to 10 days 500mg PO 1st day then 250mg PO daily 4 days
11 Clarithromycin 250 to 500mg PO bid 7 to 10 days or XL 1 g PO daily for 7to 10 days Erythromycin 500mg PO qid 7 to 10 days Alternative Levofloxacin 500mg PO daily 7 to 10 days 750mg PO daily 5 days Moxifloxacin 400mg PO daily 7 to 10 days
12 Notes 1. Comorbid/risk factors include: asthma, lung cancer, COPD, diabetes, alcoholism, chronic renal failure or liver failure, CHR chronic corticosteroid use, malnutrition or acute weight loss (>5%), hospitalization in past 3 months, HIV, smoking 2. Antibiotic therapy within the previous 3 months is a risk factor for resistant S. pneumoniae. Amoxicillin provides the best coverage of all oral β-lactams against S. pneumoniae, even penicillin-intermesiate strains 3. Amoxicillin-clavulamate preferred over amoxicillin if Gram negative (alcoholism, recent hospitalization) or Staph (diabetes, recent influenza infection) species are a concern
13 Table 4: Antibiotic Treatment for Adults Admitted to Hospital with CAP Recommended Agent [Cefuroxime Cefotaxime Ceftriaxone] PLUS [Doxycycline Macrolide4] Alternative Respiratory Quinolone 5 Severe [Cefotaxime Dose 750mg IV q 8h 10 days 1g IV q8h 10 days 1g IV daily 10 days 200mg PO 1st dose then 100mg PO bid 10 days 10 days 1g IV 8h 10 to 14 days
14 Ceftriaxone] PLUS [Macrolide 4 Respiratory Quinolone 5 ] Cephalosporin Allergy Respiratory Quinolone 6 PLUS Another antibiotic (clindamycin, macrolide 4, vancomycin) 1g IV daily 10 to 14 days 10 to 14 days 10 to 14 days (exeception is azithromycin for 5 days) Notes 4. Macrolide: Azithromycin (500mg IV/PO 1st day then 250 mg PO daily 4 days), Clarithromycin (500mg PO bid 10 days), or Erythomycin (0.5-1g IV q6h/500mg PO qid 10 days) 5. Respiratory Quinolone Levofloxacin (500mg IV/PO daily 10 days 750 mg IV/PO daily 5 days), or Moxifloxacin (400 mg IV/PO daily 10 days) 6. Respirator Quinolone: Levofloxacin (500 mg IV/PO daily days), or Moxifloxacin (400 mg IV/PO days)
15 Failure of Therapy Definition: - Hemodynamic compromise - Clinical deterioration after 72 hours of antibiotic therapy - No improvement after completion of antibiotic therapy. Consider: Host-related factors: Noninfectious pulmonary pathology Immunosuppressed Pathogen-related factors: Antibiotic resistance Non-bacterial etiology viruses Mycobacterium spp fungi
16 Drug related factors: Compliance Malabsoprtion Drug-drug interactions Drug fever
17 Appendix 3 Prediction Model for Identification of Patient Risk for Persons with Community Acquired Pneumonia See appendix 4 for Pneumonia Specific Severity of Illness (PSI) scoring system Next page
18 Patients with community acquired pneumonia Is the patient over 50 years of age? Yes No Does the patient have a history of any of the following comorbid conditions? Neoplastic disorders Congestive heart failure Cerebrovascular disease Renal disease Liver disease No Yes Assign patient to risk class II-V based on prediction model scoring system Does the patient have any of the following abnormalities on physical examination? Altered mental status Pulse 125/minute Respiratory rate 30/minute Systolic blood pressure < 90mmHg Temperature < 35 o C or 40 o C No Yes Assign patient to risk class I Reprinted from: Fine MJ, Auble TE, Yearly DM, et. al. A Prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community acquired pneumonia. New England Journal of Medicine, 1997; 336:
19 Appendix 4 Pneumonia Severity of Illness (PSI) Scoring System Patient Characteristics Demographic Factors Points Assigned Age (in years) Males age (in years) Females age (in years) - 10 Nursing Home Resident +10 Comorbid Illness Neoplastic Disease +30 Liver Disease +20 Congestive Heart Failure +10 Cerebrovascular +10 Disease Renal Disease +10 Physical Exam Findings Altered Mental Status +20 Patient s points
20 Respiratory Rate > 30/ minute +20 Systolic BP < 90 mmhg +20 Temperature <350C or >400C +15 Pulse > 125/minute +10 Laboratory Findings ph < BUN> 10.7mmol/L or creatinine >120mmol/L +20 Sodium <130mmol/L +20 Glucose>13.9mmol/L +10 Hematocrit <30% +10 PO<60mmHg or O2 sat <90% +10 Pleural Effusion +10 TOTAL SCE
21 Risk Class # of Points Mortality (%) <50 yrs, no comorbidity, RR<24, normal BP, T<380C, Recommendation for Site of Care I P< Outpatient II < Outpatient III Generally Outpatient IV Inpatient V > Inpatient Reprinted from: Fine MJ, Auble TE, Yearly DM, et. al. A Prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community acquired pneumonia. New England Journal of Medicine, 1997; 336:
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