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Eur Respir J 2005; 26:1138-1180
Copyright ©ERS Journals Ltd 2005

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections

M. Woodhead1, F. Blasi2, S. Ewig3, G. Huchon4, M. Leven5, A. Ortqvist6, T. Schaberg7, A. Torres8, G. van der Heijden9 and T. J. M. Verheij9

1 Dept Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK, 2 Istituto di Tisiologia e Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, Milan, Italy. 3 Chefarzt der Klinik für Pneumologie, Beatmungsmedizin und Infektiologie, Bochum, and, 7 Lungenlinik Unterstedt, Daikonierkrankenhaue Rotenburg, Rotenburg, Germany. 4 Pneumologie et Reanimation, Paris, France. 5 Microbiology Lab, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. 6 Smittskyddsenheten, Norrbacka, Stockholm, Sweden. 8 Clinic de Pneumologia I Cirurgia Toràcica, Hospital Clinic I Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 9 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

CORRESPONDENCE: M. Woodhead, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. Fax: 44 1612764989. E-mail: mark.woodhead{at}cmmc.nhs.uk

Received: May 11, 2005
Accepted August 16, 2005



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