What are the main pathogens that cause pneumonia? How would the treatment for pneumonia in a 23 year-old otherwise healthy patient possibly differ from a 66 year-old diabetic COPD patient. Would you order the same antibiotics for both patients? How would you determine if a your patient needs to be hospitalized for pneumonia?

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