Nucleic Acid–based Testing for Noninfluenza Viral Pathogens in Adults with Suspected Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Evans SE, Jennerich AL, Azar MM, Cao B, Crothers K, Dickson RP, Herold S, Jain S, Madhavan A, Metersky ML, Myers LC, Oren E, Restrepo MI, Semret M, Sheshadri A, Wunderink RG, Dela Cruz CS. Nucleic Acid–based Testing for Noninfluenza Viral Pathogens in Adults with Suspected Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2021, 203: 1070-1087. PMID: 33929301, PMCID: PMC8314899, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202102-0498st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaNucleic acid-based testingClinical practice guidelinesRespiratory samplesPractice guidelinesViral pathogensOfficial American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice GuidelineAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionAntibiotic use patternsCoronavirus 2 infectionGrading of RecommendationsRisk of biasOverall survivalPragmatic systematic reviewClinical recommendationsMultidisciplinary panelDiagnostic utilityEvidence reviewPopulation interventionsSystematic reviewInfluenzaRoutine diagnostics