Evaluation of ICU admission criteria and diagnostic methods for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia: current practice survey.

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestjournal. org/misc/reprints.shtml). Correspondence to: Hiroaki Nomori, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan; e-mail: hnomori@qk9.so-net.ne.jp DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2706

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