A scoping review on barriers to case management of neonatal pneumonia in India
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021 Background: Neonatal pneumonia is one of the leading factors contributing to neonatal mortality. The objective of this review was to identify the barriers associated with case management of neonatal pneumonia in India by conducting a scoping review ...
N. Sreekumaran Nair +7 more
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Genotypic variation in Pneumocystis jirovecii isolates in Britain [PDF]
, 2005 Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii is the cause of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunosuppressed humans. Asymptomatic colonisation with P jirovecii may occur in patients with minor immunosuppression or chronic lung disease.
Davies, RJ +6 more
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Guideline-concordant therapy and outcomes in healthcare-associated pneumonia [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2011 Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) guidelines were first proposed in 2005 but have not yet been validated. The objective of this study was to compare 30-day mortality in HCAP patients treated with either guideline-concordant (GC)-HCAP therapy or GC community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) therapy.We performed a population-based cohort study of >150 ...
R T, Attridge +7 more
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Guideline-Based Antibiotics and Mortality in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2012 Guidelines recommend administration of antibiotics with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa for treatment of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). It is unclear if this therapy improves outcomes for patients with HCAP.To determine if administration of guideline-similar therapy (GST) was ...
Karl J, Madaras-Kelly +3 more
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Identifying which septic patients have increased mortality risk using severity scores: a cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Early aggressive therapy can reduce the mortality associated with severe sepsis but this relies on prompt recognition, which is hindered by variation among published severity criteria. Our aim was to test the performance of different severity
Marwick, Charis A; id_orcid +14 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background Globally pneumonia is the leading cause of under-five child mortality. Several risk factors for pneumonia mortality have been identified, including delay in seeking health care.
Getasew Mulat Bantie +3 more
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An Evaluation of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Infection Rates and Various Risk Factors
Trends in Pediatrics, 2020 Objective: The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a unit in which the general condition and vital signs of patients aged one month to 18 years are continuously monitored, and support treatments after advanced pediatric and surgical procedures are ...
Ayşe Ulus +2 more
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Childhood Pneumonia-Like Episodes in Biliran Island, Philippines--A Community-Based Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Pneumonia is a leading cause of deaths in infants and young children in developing countries, including the Philippines. However, data at the community level remains limited.
Hisato Kosai +11 more
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Improved survival for HIV infected patients with severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is independent of highly active antiretroviral therapy [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Despite a decline in incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), severe PCP continues to be a common cause of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) where mortality remains high. A study was undertaken to examine the outcome from
Singer, M +4 more
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Clinical, epidemiological and evolution of severe nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care unit
Horizonte Médico, 2016 Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, evolution and to identify mortality factors associated in patients with SNP.
Abel Arroyo- Sanchez +2 more
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