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 |