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Association of atypical antipsychotics and mortality for patients hospitalised with pneumonia

ERJ Open Research, 2019
Introduction Atypical antipsychotics are commonly used in patients with psychiatric conditions and dementia. They are also frequently used in patients being admitted with pneumonia; however, there are few safety data.
Zachary Boivin, Mario F. Perez, Nkiruka C. Atuegwu, Mark Metersky, Carlos A. Alvarez, Antonio Anzueto, Eric M. Mortensen   +6 more
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Detection of respiratory bacterial pathogens causing atypical pneumonia by multiplex Lightmix^® RT-PCR. [PDF]

, 2018
Pneumonia is a severe infectious disease. In addition to common viruses and bacterial pathogens (e.g. Streptococcus pneumoniae), fastidious respiratory pathogens like Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionella spp.
Greub, G., Imkamp, F., Keller, P.M., Opota, O., Springer, B., Wagner, K.   +5 more
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Primary Atypical Pneumonia

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1944
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Comparative analysis of immunity system indicators among patients with infectious diseases of the respiratory system

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2019
The article provides data on the relevance of acute respiratory diseases and pneumonia among militaries. The purpose of this work was to study the status of the immune system in military personnel during anti-terrorist operation, patients with acute ...
O.A. Raksha-Slіusareva, V.I. Trykhlib, O.A. Slіusarev, I.A. Tarasova, V.V. Alekseenko   +4 more
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The history of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
In the United States in the 1930s, although the pathogen was not known, atypical pneumonia was clinically distinguished from pneumococcal pneumonia by its resistance to sulfonamides.
Takeshi eSaraya
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Coverage of atypical pathogens for hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia is not guided by clinical parameters

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2013
BACKGROUND: Although most experts recommend empirical antibiotic treatment, covering also atypical bacteria, for patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), the data are not clear for patients admitted to a general ward.
Rein Jan Piso, Christiane Arnold, Stefano Bassetti   +2 more
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Association between Legionella urinary antigen tests on admission and inhospital mortality in patients with atypical pneumonia: A nationwide database study

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2023
Background: The guidelines for the requirement of Legionella urinary antigen tests on admission for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia differ in Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Masayuki Endo, Taisuke Jo, Takaaki Konishi, Ryosuke Kumazawa, Hiroki Matsui, Hideo Yasunaga   +5 more
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Unexplained pulmonary thrombosis as a sole presentation of COVID-19: A case report

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2021
Recent reports have shown that thrombotic complications occur rather frequently among patients who have the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Ogochukwu A Ekete, Adewale S Ogundare, Nnaemeka C Ifediora, Obianuju B Ozoh   +3 more
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Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Diagnostic errors occur frequently, especially in the emergency room. Estimates about the consequences of diagnostic error vary widely and little is known about the factors predicting error.
Birrenbach, T., Exadaktylos, A., Hautz, S., Hautz, W., Kämmer, J., Maier, V., Müller, M., Sauter, T., Schauber, S., Zwaan, L.   +9 more
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Optimal antimicrobial duration for common bacterial infections [PDF]

, 2019
Most antibiotic use in Australia arises from prescriptions in the community. The risk of antibiotic-related adverse events, including resistance, increases with longer treatment courses.
Daveson, Kathryn, Del Mar, Christopher B., Wilson, Heather L.   +2 more
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