CURB-65

0: Low risk pneumonia (1% mortality)
1: Low risk pneumonia (3% mortality)
2: Moderate risk pneumonia (7% mortality)
3: Moderate / high risk pneumonia (14% mortality)
4 - 5: High risk pneumonia (28% mortality)

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CURB-65 is a tool for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia, and determining whether the patient requires inpatient or outpatient treatment.