Care Plan for Community-Acquired Pneumonia [PDF]
This paper presents a critical pathway for the treatment of pneumonia that has been shown to be effective in a randomized clinical trial. The pathway uses a pneumonia-specific severity of illness score to guide the admission decision.
Thomas Marrie +1 more
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Seroepidemiology of Coxiella burnetii Infection and its Frequency as a Cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Canada [PDF]
The present study tested acute and convalescent serum samples from 788 patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in seven Canadian provinces for antibodies to Coxiella burnetii.
Thomas J Marrie +2 more
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A Comparison of Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia with Nonbacteremic Community-Acquired Pneumonia of Any Etiology — Results from a Canadian Multicenter Study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia has not been the subject of a multicentre Canadian Study.
Thomas J Marrie +3 more
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia [PDF]
Community-acquired pneumonia is a major global health challenge that disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, including older people, immunocompromised people, those with chronic conditions, and young children. Once considered solely an acute illness, community-acquired pneumonia is now recognised as a disease with long-term complications ...
Deborah, Hale, Katherine, Marshall
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Community acquired pneumonia [PDF]
La pneumonie acquise est une maladie commune chez l'adulte due a certains pathogenes. Le diagnostic de la maladie se fait essentiellement par des tests hematologiques et biochimiques et le traitement est a base d'antibiotiques de la classe des ...
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New Perspective in Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia [PDF]
Pneumonia has been one of the top contenders for the leading cause of death for decades. Due to vague symptoms and unreliable laboratory examinations, treatment of community-acquired pneumonia relies on empiric use of antibiotics more than any other ...
Cheng, Yu-Fan
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia [PDF]
We investigated the associations between vitamin D status, the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and beta defensin-2 and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia.
Karalus, Noel +9 more
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Primary care summary of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults:2009 update. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK [PDF]
The identification and management of adults presenting with pneumonia is a major challenge for primary care health professionals. This paper summarises the key recommendations of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of ...
Woodhead, Mark A +10 more
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The role of statins in prevention and treatment of community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests that statins may reduce the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and its complications. PURPOSE: Performed a systematic review to address the role of statins in the prevention or treatment ...
Imad M Tleyjeh +39 more
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