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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