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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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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Use in Pneumonia Patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Pneumonia is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in children and adults worldwide. WHO report in 1999 stated that the main cause of death due to infectious disease is pneumonia.
Yulia, Rika, Herawati, Fauna, Soedarsono, Soedarsono, Mariza, Josephine Witha   +3 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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Efficacy and safety of garenoxacin tablets on bacterial pneumonia: Postmarketing surveillance in Japan

, 2014
We performed a postmarketing surveillance study to determine the efficacy and safety of the oral quinolone antibacterial agent, garenoxacin (Geninax ® Tablets 200 mg), against bacterial pneumonia.
Watanabe, Akira, Ishida, Tadashi, Kohno, Shigeru, Izumikawa, Koichi, Kushimoto, Satoru, Hosono, Hiroaki, Miyashita, Naoyuki   +6 more
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C-reactive Protein Versus Neutrophil/lymphocyte Ratio in Differentiating Bacterial and Non-bacterial Pneumonia in Children

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2017
Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood mortality in a low resource country. Simple laboratory markers can help differentiate between bacterial and non-bacterial pneumonias for appropriate management.
Eva Gauchan, Sudhir Adhikari
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Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia

, 2011
We investigated the associations between vitamin D status, the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and beta defensin-2 and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia.
Karalus, Noel, LEONG LEOW, Cursons, Raymond T., RAY CURSONS, Hancox, Robert J., Leow, Leong, NOEL KARALUS, ROBERT J. HANCOX, TALIA SIMPSON, Leong, Talia   +9 more
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Recombinant plants provide a new approach to the production of bacterial polysaccharide for vaccines. [PDF]

, 2014
Bacterial polysaccharides have numerous clinical or industrial uses. Recombinant plants could offer the possibility of producing bacterial polysaccharides on a large scale and free of contaminating bacterial toxins and antigens.
G. C. Whitelam (7665758), Marie Goldrick (324989), Roberts Ian S., Garry C. Whitelam (519301), Andrew, PW, Patel, Alexandra J.F., Whitelam, Garry C, Claire M. Smith (7665743), Peter W. Andrew (153608), Roberts, Ian S, Whitelam, Garry C., Patel Alexandra J. F., Roberts, IS, K. C. Gough (7665749), Glenn, S, Gough Kevin C., Andrew, Peter W, S. C. Fry (7665746), Alexandra J F Patel, Stephen C Fry, Garry C Whitelam, Kevin C Gough, Gough, KC, Sarah Glenn (519300), Fry Stephen C., Andrew Peter W., Gough, Kevin C, Whitelam, GC, Sarah Glenn, Fry, Stephen C., Claire M. Smith (519296), Roberts, Ian S., Ian S. Roberts (159693), Whitelam Garry C., Peter W Andrew, Smith, Claire M, Patel, Alexandra J F, Patel, AJ, Fry, Stephen C, Stephen C. Fry (519297), Andrew, Peter W., Kevin C. Gough (519298), Ian S Roberts, Fry, SC, Goldrick, M, Smith Claire M., Alexandra J. F. Patel (519299), Goldrick Marie, Marie Goldrick, M. Goldrick (7665755), Goldrick, Marie, Alexandra J. F. Patel (7665752), Gough, Kevin C., Glenn, Sarah, Glenn Sarah, Smith, Claire M., Claire M Smith, Smith, CM, I. S. Roberts (6341096)   +58 more
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ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP STRATEGIES TO LIMIT INAPPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC USE AND REDUCE MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT PATHOGENS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Antibiotics have been extensively used in COVID-19 patients without a clear indication. COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with a mortality up to 20% varying by country with the number of global deaths over 5 million. Antibiotics have been extensively used
Anucha Apisarnthanarak
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Target product profile for a diagnostic assay to differentiate between bacterial and non-bacterial infections and reduce antimicrobial overuse in resource-limited settings: an expert consensus [PDF]

, 2016
Acute fever is one of the most common presenting symptoms globally. In order to reduce the empiric use of antimicrobial drugs and improve outcomes, it is essential to improve diagnostic capabilities.
Zorzet, A., Tadesse, BT, Paul N Newton, Newton, P.N., Quique Bassat (89288), Lubell, Yoel,, Zorzet, Anna, D'Acremont, Valerie,, Bassat, Quique,, Norbert Heinrich, Crump, John A.,, Paul N. Newton (132889), Yoel Lubell, Zorzet, A, Valerie D’Acremont (3079494), Dolinger, D.L., Anna Zorzet, Anna Zorzet (3079506), Newton, PN, Iveth J. González (137011), Chua, Arlene,, Rodwell, T.J., D'Acremont, V., González, Iveth J, David L Dolinger, Heinrich, Norbert,, Dittrich, Sabine, Dittrich, S, Gonzalez, Iveth J.,, Rodwell, Timothy J.,, González, I.J., Norbert Heinrich (175590), Tängdén, Thomas,, Page, A.L., Chua, A., Dolinger, David L., Dolinger, David L, John A. Crump (231237), Tilahun, Birkneh Tilahun, Thomas Tängdén, Newton, Paul, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Lubell, Y, Francis Moussy, Timothy J Rodwell, Bassat, Quique, Newton, Paul N.,, Tängdén, T., Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun,, Thomas Tängdén (3079503), Arlene Chua, Moussy, F, Moussy, F., Rodwell, Timothy J., Page, Anne-Laure, Lubell, Yoel, Tadesse, B.T., Bassat Orellana, Quique, Valerie D'Acremont, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse (769116), Crump, John A., Bassat, Q, John A Crump, Chua, A, Newton, Paul N., Bassat, Q., Acremont, Valerie D’, González, Iveth J., Sabine Dittrich (85996), Tängdén, Thomas, Newton, Paul N, David L. Dolinger (3079500), Page, Anne-Laure, Moussy, Francis, Anne-Laure Page, Crump, J.A., Rodwell, Timothy J, Crump, JA, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Timothy J. Rodwell (3079497), Iveth J González, González, IJ, Chua, Arlene, Zorzet, Anna,, Heinrich, N, Dittrich, S., Yoel Lubell (88683), Page, Anne-Laure,, Page, AL, D'Acremont, Valerie, Dolinger, David L.,, Heinrich, N., Tängdén, T, Crump, John A, Heinrich, Norbert, Dittrich, Sabine,, Arlene Chua (134856), Sabine Dittrich, Dolinger, DL, Anne-Laure Page (247439), D'Acremont, V, Rodwell, TJ, Moussy, Francis,, Quique Bassat, Lubell, Y., Francis Moussy (127840)   +105 more
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Accurately Discriminating COVID-19 from Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia According to CT Images Via Deep Learning

, 2021
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most efficient diagnostic methods for rapid diagnosis of the widespread COVID-19. However, reading CT films brings a lot of concentration and time for doctors.
Chen, Z, Li, L, Wu, J, Shen, J, Huang, Z, Zha, Y, Zheng, F, Yang, Y, Zhao, H, Zhang, X, Zhu, H, Chen, W, Lu, Y, Song, Y, Chong, Y   +14 more
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