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New respiratory syncytial virus immunization products in low- and middle-income countries: potential for cost-effective impact on a high burden of disease in young infants

BMC Medicine, 2023
As new, efficacious respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization products reach the market, affordable pricing as well as improved estimation of disease burden and the full potential and cost effectiveness of RSV prevention in the hardest hit ...
Padmini Srikantiah, Keith P. Klugman
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Additional effect of azithromycin over β-lactam alone for severe community-acquired pneumonia-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

Pneumonia, 2022
Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although previous studies have suggested that macrolide therapy is beneficial for ARDS, its benefit for severe CAP-associated ARDS ...
Jun Suzuki, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Shuji Hatakeyama, Hiroki Matsui, Teppei Sasahara, Yuji Morisawa, Toshiyuki Yamada, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga   +8 more
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Transfer Learning with Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for Pneumonia Detection using Chest X-ray [PDF]

, 2020
Pneumonia is a life-threatening disease, which occurs in the lungs caused by either bacterial or viral infection. It can be life-endangering if not acted upon in the right time and thus an early diagnosis of pneumonia is vital.
Chowdhury, Muhammad E. H., Islam, Khandaker F., Islam, Khandaker R., Kadir, Muhammad A., Kashem, Saad, Khandakar, Amith, Mahbub, Zaid B., Rahman, Tawsifur   +7 more
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Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a systematic review

Pneumonia, 2020
Background The etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has evolved since the beginning of the antibiotic era. Recent guidelines encourage immediate empiric antibiotic treatment once a diagnosis of CAP is made.
Saeed Shoar, Daniel M. Musher
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Retrospective Review of Fluoroscopic Swallowing Studies and Outcomes at an Academic Health Center [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Aspiration is often associated with underlying medical conditions and can cause pneumonia or death. Aspiration risk can be assessed via video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) or barium swallow (BaSw).
Kane, MD, Gregory C., Mahesh, Priyha, Strock, Rachel, Sundaram, MD, Baskaran   +3 more
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Insights into pneumococcal pneumonia using lung aspirates and nasopharyngeal swabs collected from pneumonia patients in The Gambia. [PDF]

, 2020
We investigated the pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia using clinical specimens collected for pneumonia surveillance in The Gambia. Lung aspirates and nasopharyngeal swabs from 31 patients were examined by culture, qPCR, whole genome sequencing ...
Dunne, EM, Hinds, J, Hossain, I, Hua, Y, Mackenzie, GA, Manna, S, Mulholland, EK, Ndiaye, M, Ortika, BD, Salaudeen, R, Satzke, C   +10 more
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Variation in clinical outcomes and process of care measures in community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review

Pneumonia, 2020
Background Variation in outcomes of patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been reported in some, but not all, studies. Although some variation is expected, unwarranted variation in healthcare impacts patient outcomes and equity of care ...
H. Lawrence, W. S. Lim, T. M. McKeever
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Malawian children with fast-breathing pneumonia with and without comorbidities

Pneumonia, 2021
Background Due to high risk of mortality, children with comorbidities are typically excluded from trials evaluating pneumonia treatment. Understanding heterogeneity of outcomes among children with pneumonia and comorbidities is critical to ensuring ...
Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Tisungane Mvalo, Jun Hwang, Melda Phiri, Eric D. McCollum, Madalitso Maliwichi, Robert Schmicker, Ajib Phiri, Norman Lufesi, Susanne May   +9 more
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Risk factors for chest infection in acute stroke: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2007
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after stroke. We aimed to determine key characteristics that would allow prediction of those patients who are at highest risk for poststroke ...
Bagg, J., Bowie, L., Langhorne, P., Miller, H., Sellars, C., Stott, D.J., Sweeney, M.P., Tilston, J.   +7 more
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Risk factors for exacerbations and pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pooled analysis. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at risk of exacerbations and pneumonia; how the risk factors interact is unclear.
A Anzueto, B Majed, C Crim, C Crim, C Crim, CR Simpson, DB DiBardino, DB Rubin, DE Niewoehner, DT Phung, EF Wouters, FJ Martinez, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, GS Collins, GT Ferguson, H Müllerova, H Müllerova, J Kim, J Vestbo, J Zhang, JA Wedzicha, JR Hurst, KM Kew, M Hamer, MB Drummond, MC Harpsøe, MI Restrepo, MT Dransfield, MT García Sanz, P Calverley, P Ernst, PM Calverley, RL DiSantostefano, RL DiSantostefano, S Siederer, S Singh, SD Neidich, SH Lin, SJ Pascoe, WM Chatila, Y Çolak, Y-F Wei, YS Jo   +42 more
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