Thor Aage Skovsted

Introduction Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an increasing cause of hospitalisation and mortality, especially among elderly patients.1–5 Early diagnosis and accurate treatment at the emergency department are essential to avoid serious complications such as bacteraemia, sepsis, organ failure and death6 and to fight antimicrobial resistance.7 The diagnosis of CAP generally requires a new infiltrate on a chest X-ray with a clinically compatible syndrome (eg, fever, dyspnoea, cough and...

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Cartuliares MB, Rosenvinge FS, Mogensen CB, Skovsted TA, Andersen SL, Østergaard C, et al. (2023) Evaluation of point-of-care multiplex polymerase chain reaction in guiding antibiotic treatment of patients acutely admitted with suspected community-acquired pneumonia in Denmark: A multicentre randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med 20(11): e1004314.