Management and Prevention Guidelines
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults Cdc-pdf[46 pages]ExternalThe Infectious Diseases Society of America and American Thoracic Society developed these consensus guidelines.
- The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age Cdc-pdf[52 pages]ExternalThe Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America developed these clinical practice guidelines.
Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
- Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia, 2003 Cdc-pdf[179 pages]CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee developed these recommendations.
- Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, 2016 Cdc-pdf[51 pages]ExternalThe Infectious Diseases Society of America and American Thoracic Society developed these clinical practice guidelines.
- Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals, 2014ExternalThe Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Diseases Society of America developed these guidelines.
Page last reviewed: October 22, 2018
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases