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Community-acquired pneumonia [PDF]
Opšta Medicina, 2018 Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) today, as well as a few decades ago, is a current medical problem considering the incidence and the mortality rate of the population, despite the availability of new and powerful antimicrobials and ...
Milutinović-Matić Snežana R. +3 more
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Care Plan for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2000 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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The Lancet, 2021 Community-acquired pneumonia is not usually considered a high-priority problem by the public, although it is responsible for substantial mortality, with a third of patients dying within 1 year after being discharged from hospital for pneumoniae. Although
Restrepo, Marcos I +4 more
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The LancetCommunity-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.
Dickson, Robert P +8 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2002 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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Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world, with an annual incidence ranking from 1.6 to 10.6 per 1.000 people in Europe. The incidence is age related, peaking over 65 years. Up to 75 % of CAP patients with pulmonary diseases need hospitalization, and up to a 10 % of these are admitted to an intensive ...
Ott, SR
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Community-acquired pneumonia [PDF]
The Lancet, 2015 Community-acquired pneumonia causes great mortality and morbidity and high costs worldwide. Empirical selection of antibiotic treatment is the cornerstone of management of patients with pneumonia. To reduce the misuse of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, and side-effects, an empirical, effective, and individualised antibiotic treatment is needed ...
Prina, Elena +2 more
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Polymicrobial community-acquired pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation: A case series [PDF]
, 2019 Polymicrobial pneumonia may cause by combinations of respiratory viruses and bacteria in a host. Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae was associated with increased risk of Intensive Care Unit admission or death in the setting of influenza infection
Cillóniz, Catia +3 more
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia [PDF]
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 1996 In this thesis I will review the current knowledge of community-acquired pneumonia, including its classification, pathogenesis, pathology, aetiology, diagnosis, and antibiotic therapy and report my experience with severe community-acquired pneumonia in ...
Potgieter, Peter Daniel
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 1998 This issue provides a clinical overview of community-acquired pneumonia, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and practice improvement.
P D, Brown, S A, Lerner
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