Expert Consensus on Auxiliary Examination and Therapeutic Effect Evaluation of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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  • 1.Department of Internal Medicine Ward 1, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital Heilongjiang Harbin 150081, China

    2.Department of Neonatologya Department of Pharmacy Dispensing Sectionb Department of Neurology Ward 4c Department of Songbei General Surgeryd Department of Thoracic Surgerye Department of Songbei Oncologyf the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University Heilongjiang Harbin 150001, China 3.Department of Neonatology the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of  Zunyi Medical University Zhuhai), Guangdong Zhuhai 519100, China

    4.Department of Geriatrics Shenzhen People's HospitalGuangdong Shenzhen 518020, China 

    5.Department of Clinical Laboratory the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shandong Jinan 250031, China

Received date: 2026-02-06

  Revised date: 2026-05-19

  Accepted date: 2026-06-28

  Online published: 2026-08-17

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia CAP has become a global public health challenge due to its high incidence and mortality rate. The complex composition of its pathogen and diverse clinical manifestations pose significant challenges for early diagnosis and precise treatment of CAP. Currentlythe value of auxiliary examinationsincluding radiological imaging microbiological testing and biomarker dynamic monitoring in CAP diagnosis treatment adjustment and prognostic evaluation has not yet been fully realized.Although there are relevant diagnosis and treatment guidelines to follow in clinical practice in terms of the reasonable selection standardized operation result interpretation and systematic efficacy evaluation of auxiliary examinations there is still a lack of unified and operational standards which leads to inconsistency in diagnosis and treatment practices and restricts the improvement of medical quality and the efficient utilization of resources. To provide a practical and standardized reference framework for CAP auxiliary examinations and efficacy evaluation the research team has invited experts from various fields to jointly write the "Expert Consensus on Auxiliary Examinations and Efficacy Evaluation of Community-Acquired Pneumonia CAP". Focusing on the two core aspects of CAP management auxiliary examinations and efficacy evaluation), this study systematically integrate the best available evidence and clinical experience to help clinicians more accurately assess the condition and optimize treatment decisions. At the same time it lays the foundation for subsequent clinical practice and research in this field. The core recommendations include based on disease severity stratification the imaging examination pathway should be constructed the indications and operation specifications of microbiological examination in different clinical scenarios should be clarified the dynamic application of biomarkers in diagnosis and treatment monitoring should be standardized and a structured efficacy evaluation system integrating clinical symptoms laboratory indicators and imaging manifestations should be established while pharmaceutical care and rational drug use guidance should be included. It covers the selection and adjustment of antibacterial drugs therapeutic drug monitoring and adverse reaction management and establishes a systematic auxiliary examination and etiological screening process for case of treatment failure.


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YANG Yang, GAO Yue, WANG Linna, DAI Huiyu, YANG Fang, WANG Bo, XIA Lu, HAN Jingquan, YANG Haipeng, YU Chengyuan, CUI Yufan, TENG Yang .

Expert Consensus on Auxiliary Examination and Therapeutic Effect Evaluation of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL GUIDE, 2026 , 28(6) : 689 -689-694 . DOI: 10.1009-0959.2026.060016

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