Key points
- Professional organizations have issued pneumonia-related guidelines.
- They summarize evidenced-based recommendations to manage pneumonia.
- Some of the guidelines also include prevention recommendations.
- The guidelines apply to community or healthcare facility settings.
- Some of the guidelines are specific to adults or children.
About these resources
Helpful acronyms to know
- ATS = American Thoracic Society
- HICPAC = Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
- IDSA = Infectious Diseases Society of America
- PIDS = Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- SHEA = Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Community-acquired pneumonia
IDSA/ATS clinical practice guidelines:
Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia
PIDS/IDSA clinical practice guidelines:
Management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age
Healthcare-associated pneumonia
CDC/HICPAC recommendations:
Guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated pneumonia
IDSA/ATS clinical practice guidelines:
Management of adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
SHEA/IDSA guidelines:
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals
More information
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
HAIs are a threat to patient safety. CDC is working to prevent and control these infections.
Content Source:
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases