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. 2011 Oct 1;53(7):617–630. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir625

Table 2.

Complications Associated With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Pulmonary
    Pleural effusion or empyema
    Pneumothorax
    Lung abscess
    Bronchopleural fistula
    Necrotizing pneumonia
    Acute respiratory failure
Metastatic
    Meningitis
    Central nervous system abscess
    Pericarditis
    Endocarditis
    Osteomyelitis
    Septic arthritis
Systemic
    Systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis
    Hemolytic uremic syndrome