MODERN ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPY IN HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA [PDF]
Hospital-acquired pneumonia terminologically unites all types of pneumonia that arise in hospitalized patients: pneumonia in patients beyond artificial lungs ventilation (hospital pneumonia, medical aid-associated pneumonia) and hospital acquired ...
V. B. Beloborodov, V. A. Sinikin
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Volatile diagnostic techniques for ventilator associated pneumonia [PDF]
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant challenge for the Intensive Care doctors worldwide. It is both difficult to diagnose accurately and quickly and to treat effectively once the diagnosis has been established.
Humphreys, Martyn Lee
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Economic evaluation in intensive care: The case of SDD [PDF]
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The aim of this thesis was to examine the use of modelling techniques in the economic evaluation of selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD ...
Elliott, Rachel
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Incidence of the Non-COVID-19 Pneumonia in Adults
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown strategies were associated with a significant decrease in the common respiratory viral diseases and decreased the need for hospitalization among children in the COVID-19 outbreak.
Chienhsiu Huang
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Background Inappropriate empiric antimicrobial treatment (IET) contributes to worsened outcomes. While IET’s differential impact across types of nosocomial pneumonia (NP: non-ventilated [nvHABP], ventilated [vHABP] hospital-acquired and ventilator ...
Marya D. Zilberberg +4 more
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ETIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA
Objectives. Healthcare-associated pneumonia develops in patients undergoing regular medical procedures or has a longterm contact with the hospital environment. Several studies have shown important differences in healthcare-associated pneumonia, comparing
Cristina Toma +2 more
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Background: Over the past 10 years, infection has remained as the main cause of illness and mortality among children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on chemotherapy. The high incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in children with Acute Lymphoblastic
Anitha Marllyin Mairuhu +7 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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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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Increasing Pneumocystis pneumonia, England, UK, 2000-2010. [PDF]
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 +13 more
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