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Pneumonia is a parenchymal lung infection that usually presents with fever and cough and is diagnosed by a new infiltrate on a chest radiograph. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is any pneumonia that is acquired outside of the hospital setting.

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  1. Jonathan E. Rodnick
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, 97201-3098, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor of Family Medicine) & Scott A. Fields M.D. (Professor and Vice Chairman) (Professor of Family Medicine) &  (Professor and Vice Chairman)

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 53226-0509, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Alan K. David M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 39216-4500, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  4. College of Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, 32306-4300, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Joseph E. Scherger M.D., M.P.H. (Dean) (Dean)

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Rodnick, J.E., Gude, J.K. (2003). Pulmonary Infections. In: Taylor, R.B., David, A.K., Fields, S.A., Phillips, D.M., Scherger, J.E. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21744-4_84

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