In most outpatients with suspected communityacquired pneumonia microbialdiagnosis is not mandatory since empiricantibiotic treatment is usually succesful.Clinical features and radiologic findingsusually fail to identify the etiologic pathogen.Immunosuppressed patients deservespecial attention and invasive proceduresare compulsory in order to obtain sputumto make specific diagnosis. Empiric antimicrobialcoverage should be tailored to treatthe most likely pathogen in accordance toIndividual patient characteristics, flattened.
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