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Bacterial Pneumonia in the Elderly

Medicine, 1983
Bacterial pneumonia in the elderly is common, and causes more morbidity and mortality than in the younger adult. As patients live longer with more underlying disease and more iatrogenic disease, the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia will probably rise.
Verghese, Abraham, Berk, Steven L.
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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 role of indoor air pollution and other factors in the incidence of pneumonia in under-five children [PDF]

, 2004
Background The World Health Organization has asked for a special attention to the relation between pneumonia and indoor air pollution, i.e., household biomass fuel smoke, cigarette smoke, and mosquito coil smoke, especially in developing countries ...
Surjono, Ahmad, Wastoro, Dwi, Iskandar, Iskandar, Sunyataningkamto, Sunyataningkamto, Budiman, Budiman, Lestari, Endang Dewi, Wibowo, Tunjung, Alan , Alan   +7 more
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Strain Distribution of Group A Streptococcus Carriage Among Indigenous Children in the Southwest United States

Proceedings
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Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Victoria M. Sergent, Joyselynn Pitalua, Sopio Chochua, Christopher J. Gregory, Chloe Hurley, Zhongya Li, Saundra Mathis, Lesley McGee, Jennifer Onukwube Okaro, Theresa Tran, Robert Weatherholtz, Laura L. Hammitt   +12 more
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Respiratory Dysbiosis in Canine Bacterial Pneumonia: Standard Culture vs. Microbiome Sequencing

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
It is unknown how the respiratory microbiome influences and is influenced by bacterial pneumonia in dogs, as culture of lung samples and not microbial sequencing guides clinical practice.
Aida I. Vientós-Plotts, Aida I. Vientós-Plotts, Aida I. Vientós-Plotts, Aaron C. Ericsson, Aaron C. Ericsson, Aaron C. Ericsson, Hansjorg Rindt, Hansjorg Rindt, Carol R. Reinero, Carol R. Reinero, Carol R. Reinero   +10 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]

, 2010
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, Mark L Levy, ?, ?, Le Jeune, Ivan, Wei Shen Lim, Lim, Wei Shen, Macfarlaned, John T, John T Macfarlane, Mark A Woodhead, Levy, Mark L, Ivan Le Jeune   +10 more
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Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections and Comparison of emm Types from Carriage, Pharyngitis, and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in the Southwest United States

Proceedings
Background: Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections [...]
Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Victoria M. Sergent, Joyselynn Pitalua, Sopio Chochua, Christopher J. Gregory, Chloe Hurley, Zhongya Li, Saundra Mathis, Lesley McGee, Jennifer Onukwube Okaro, Theresa Tran, Robert Weatherholtz, Laura L. Hammitt   +12 more
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Usefulness of cellular analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for predicting the etiology of pneumonia in critically ill patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid cellular analysis in pneumonia has not been adequately evaluated. This study investigated the ability of cellular analysis of BAL fluid to differentially diagnose bacterial pneumonia from viral ...
Sang-Ho Choi, Sang-Bum Hong, Hyo-Lim Hong, Sung-Han Kim, Jin Won Huh, Heungsup Sung, Sang-Oh Lee, Mi-Na Kim, Jin-Yong Jeong, Chae-Man Lim, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Younsuck Koh   +12 more
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Treating childhood pneumonia in hard-to-reach areas: a model-based comparison of mobile clinics and community-based care. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Where hard-to-access populations (such as those living in insecure areas) lack access to basic health services, relief agencies, donors, and ministries of health face a dilemma in selecting the most effective intervention strategy. This paper
Francesco Checchi, Roberts Bayard, Roberts, Bayard, Pitt, Catherine, Checchi Francesco, Checchi, Francesco, Pitt Catherine, Catherine Pitt, Bayard Roberts   +8 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the etiology of bacterial pneumonia in children in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2022
Introduction. Before the introduction of vaccination to protect children from pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB) were the most frequent aetiological agents causing bacterial pneumonia in children under five years ...
Chukwuemeka Onwuchekwa, Bassey Edem, Victor Williams, Ibiloye Olujuwon, Musa Jallow, Binta Sanyang, Kristien Verdonck   +6 more
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