| Eligibility | ||
| Inclusion Criterion | ||
| Exclusion Criterion | ||
Decision Variables | |
patients with CURB-65 scores ≥2
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septic shock requiring vasopressors
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acute respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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patients with 3 of the minor criteria for severe CAP
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when the presence of pathogens that would significantly alter standard empirical management decisions is suspected on the basis of clinical and epidemiologic clues
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