| ALRI | Acute lower respiratory infection |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| CAP | Community-acquired pneumonia |
| PSI | Pneumonia Severity Index |
| CURB-65 | Confusion, Urea, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, and Age ≥65 years |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| PCT | Procalcitonin |
| WBC | White blood cell |
| NLR | Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio |
| sTREM-1 | Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| IV | Intravenous |
| ORs | Odds ratios |
| CIs | Confidence intervals |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
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