[Guideline 59]

Community Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults

SIGN Publication No. 59

ISBN 1899893 08 3
Published June 2002

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Contents

The Guideline and Quick Reference Guide are available to download in Acrobat pdf format (info). Quick Reference Guide (227K) Guideline (570K).

  1. Introduction
  2. Epidemiology of LRTI in Scotland
  3. Assessment of severity
  4. Exacerbations of COPD
  5. Community acquired pneumonia
  6. Non-pneumonic LRTI
  7. Good practice in antibiotic use
  8. General management of LRTI
  9. Immunisation
  10. Key messages for patients
  11. Implementation and audit
  12. Development of the guideline

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Additional information
  • Annex 1: Antibiotic dosage and costs
  • Annex 2: Organisms isolated from LRTI patients in the community
  • Annex 3: Antibiotic sensitivity of respiratory isolates


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  • NHS Direct
  • The British Lung Foundation Scotland
  • Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
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