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Delay in healthcare seeking for young children with severe pneumonia at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: A mixed methods cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundGlobally, pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of under-five mortality, and this can be reduced by prompt healthcare seeking. Data on factors associated with delays in seeking care for children with pneumonia in Uganda is scarce ...
Phiona Ekyaruhanga, Rebecca Nantanda, Hellen T Aanyu, John Mukisa, Judith Amutuhaire Ssemasaazi, Mukeere John, Palma Aceng, Joseph Rujumba   +7 more
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The role of azithromycin in healthcare-associated pneumonia treatment [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2015
Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is an important presentation among hospitalized patients. Standardized definitions of this entity are almost a decade old, and practice patterns have shifted from published guidelines to include empiric coverage with a macrolide, such as azithromycin.
A M, Thompson, S E, Thomas, S J, Schafers, A P, Hartmann, W B, Call, J, Bushwitz, E N, Deal   +6 more
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Healthcare-associated Pneumonia

Chinese Medical Journal, 2015
Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is associated with drug-resistant pathogens and high mortality, and there is no clear evidence that this is due to inappropriate antibiotic therapy. This study was to elucidate the clinical features, pathogens, therapy, and outcomes of HCAP, and to clarify the risk factors for drug-resistant pathogens and ...
Muthiah Muthiah, M Habib, Ali Solh
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Estimation of the national disease burden of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness in Kenya and Guatemala : a novel methodology [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Knowing the national disease burden of severe influenza in low-income countries can inform policy decisions around influenza treatment and prevention.
Njuguna Henry, Mott, Joshua A., Kim A. Lindblade (265496), Henry Njuguna, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Mwanajuma Ngama (132330), Sonja J Olsen, Kim A Lindblade, Katz Mark A., Sidi Kazungu (382842), Joshua A. Mott (382843), Summers Aimee, McCracken John, Wences Arvelo, Sammy Khagayi, John McCracken, Khagayi Sammy, Kazungu Sidi, Aimee Summers (382838), Fuller James A., Marc-Alain Widdowson (123352), D. James Nokes (68994), Daniel R. Feikin (153640), Njuguna, Henry, Fuller, James A., Ngama, Mwanajuma, Daniel R Feikin, Joshua A Mott, Emukule Gideon, Sonja J. Olsen (226208), McCracken, John, Mark A. Katz (310324), Wences Arvelo (358137), Kazungu, Sidi, Mark A Katz, Nivaldo Linares-Perez, Nivaldo Linares-Perez (382840), Nokes D. James, Katz, Mark A., Mott Joshua A., Arvelo Wences, Sidi Kazungu, Olsen Sonja J., Summers, Aimee, Feikin, Daniel R., Olsen, Sonja J., Mwanajuma Ngama, Henry Njuguna (319757), Lindblade Kim A., James A Fuller, John McCracken (382841), Gideon Emukule, James A. Fuller (382837), Linares-Perez Nivaldo, Nokes, D. James, Arvelo, Wences, Emukule, Gideon, Gideon Emukule (336782), Widdowson Marc-Alain, D James Nokes, Linares-Perez, Nivaldo, Khagayi, Sammy, Ngama Mwanajuma, Aimee Summers, Sammy Khagayi (382839), Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Lindblade, Kim A., Feikin Daniel R.   +67 more
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Management of Health-Care Associated Pneumonia (HCAP)

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2013
Introduction The traditional classification of Pneumonia as either community acquired (CAP) or hospital acquired (HAP) reflects deep differences in the etiology, pathogenesis, approach and prognosis between the two entities.
Alessia Rosato, Claudio Santini
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Delay in seeking healthcare for pneumonia and associated factors among mothers/caregivers of children aged 2–59 months in public health facilities in Nekemte town, Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
Background Pneumonia is the most significant infectious disease and the predominant cause of death among under-five children (U5C) in low- and middle-income countries. It is the second leading cause of death in Ethiopia.
Dereje Temsesgen, Berhanu Wordofa, Tewodros Tesfaye, Werku Etafa   +3 more
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Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor: a novel biomarker of pediatric community-acquired and hospitalacquired pneumonia

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an emerging biomarker in different clinical disorders but data in pediatric pneumonia is scarce.
Muhammad Said El-Mekkawy, Shimaa El-Shafey Soliman, Nagwan Yossery Saleh   +2 more
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Increasing Pneumocystis pneumonia, England, UK, 2000-2010. [PDF]

, 2013
After an increase in the number of reported cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in England, we investigated data from 2000-2010 to verify the increase. We analyzed national databases for microbiological and clinical diagnoses of P.
Nichols, Gordon, Katherine L. Henderson, Nick Phin, Maini, Rishma, Delpech, Valerie, Gordon Nichols, Valerie Delpech, Rishma Maini, Phin, Nick, Theresa Lamagni, Henderson, Katherine L, Elizabeth A. Sheridan, Lamagni, Theresa, Sheridan, Elizabeth A   +13 more
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The importance of Clinical Research [PDF]

Horizonte Médico, 2016
Objetives: to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, evolution and to identify mortality factors associated in patients with snp.Material and methods: descriptive study of a serie of cases of the intensive care unit (icu) of a general
Frank Lizaraso Caparó, Frank Lizaraso Soto   +1 more
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The role of statins in prevention and treatment of community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2013
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, Khan Abdur Rahman, Mohamad A. Al-Tannir (104241), Imad M. Tleyjeh (104252), Tleyjeh, I. M., Patricia J Erwin, Muhammad Riaz, Abdur Rahman Khan (104234), Garbati, MA, Muhammad Riaz (104236), Bin Abdulhak, AA, Bin Abdulhak Aref A., Erwin, PJ, Baddour, LM, Riaz Muhammad, Musa A Garbati, Aref A. Bin Abdulhak (5648656), Patricia J. Erwin (104246), Abdur Rahman Khan, Al-Tannir Mohamad A., Riaz, M., Khan, AR, Al-Tannir, MA, Tleyjeh, IM, Erwin Patricia J., Larry M Baddour, Baddour Larry M., Khan, A. R., Garbati, M. A., Garbati Musa A., Al-Tannir, M. A., Larry M. Baddour (104249), Riaz, M, Aref A Bin Abdulhak, Mohamad A Al-Tannir, Bin Abdulhak, A. A., Tleyjeh Imad M., Erwin, P. J., Baddour, L. M., Musa A. Garbati (104244)   +39 more
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