Key recommendations for antibiotic use in community-acquired pneumonia
| Initiation of treatment |
| Prescription of an empirical antibiotic regimen adherent to the guidelines |
| Timely initiation of antibiotic therapy |
| Re-evaluation and change of treatment |
| Adjustment of antibiotic dosage and dosing interval to accommodate decreased renal function |
| Switching from IV to oral antibiotic therapy, according to existing criteria |
| Streamlining empirical therapy into pathogen-directed therapy on the basis of culture results |
| Routine diagnostic procedures |
| Culturing blood samples, and culturing and Gram-staining sputum samples |