Table 1.

Physical examination findings in CAP [7].

(i) Adventitious breath sounds (rales/crackles, rhonchi, wheezes)

(ii) Decreased intensity of breath sounds

(iii) Dullness to percussion

(iv) Lymphadenopathy

(v) Pleural friction rub

(vi) Bradycardiaa

(vii) Periodontal diseaseb

(viii) Bullous myringitisc

(ix) Cutaneous nodulesd

a may indicate Legionella etiology; b may indicate an anaerobic and/or polymicrobial infection; c may indicate a Mycoplasma pneumonia infection; d may indicate a Nocardia infection via hematogenous spread from a pulmonary focus.