Community-Acquired Pneumonia Triage & Empiric Antimicrobials — free guideline decision tool
This tool combines CURB-65 with the IDSA/ATS severe-CAP criteria to triage community-acquired pneumonia to outpatient, ward, or ICU care and gives empiric antimicrobials.
Open guideline tool →Guideline-based
Implements the decision logic from published clinical guidelines.
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No installation. Enter the patient's values and get a guideline recommendation instantly.
Data stays local
Nothing is uploaded. Results are for licensed clinicians only.
Common questions
What does Community-Acquired Pneumonia Triage & Empiric Antimicrobials do?
Use to choose the care setting and empiric regimen, escalating to the ICU when a major criterion or ≥ 3 minor criteria define severe CAP.
How is the result calculated?
Severe CAP = 1 major (mechanical-ventilation respiratory failure or vasopressor septic shock) or ≥ 3 minor criteria → ICU. Otherwise CURB-65 0–1 outpatient, 2 admit/observe, ≥ 3 admit; empiric antimicrobials stratified by setting.
Is this a substitute for clinical judgement?
No. All results are decision-support only, for licensed clinicians. They must be individualized to the whole patient and the latest guideline version.
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This tool combines CURB-65 with the IDSA/ATS severe-CAP criteria to triage community-acquired pneumonia to outpatient, ward, or ICU care and gives empiric antimicrobials.
Open guideline tool →For licensed clinicians. Not a substitute for clinical judgement.