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Evaluation of PSI, CURB-65, and CRB-65 as prognostic tools in hospitalized immunocompetent patients with pneumonia: real-world outcomes from internal medicine wards

Pneumonia
Background Pneumonia remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, necessitating reliable clinical prediction tools to guide medical management decisions.
Alon Pomerantz, Adar Yaacov, Adam Goldman, Yonatan Moshkovits, Asaf Zlotnik, Ofir Deri, Liran Levy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Care Plan for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

, 2000
This paper presents a critical pathway for the treatment of pneumonia that has been shown to be effective in a randomized clinical trial. The pathway uses a pneumonia-specific severity of illness score to guide the admission decision.
Thomas Marrie, The Community-Acquired Pneumonia Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy Working Group   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Histidine Supplementation Stabilizes Hearing and Vision and Improves Growth in HARS1‐Related Autosomal Recessive Disorder Associated With Usher‐Like Symptoms

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autosomal recessive HARS1‐related disorder (originally described as Usher syndrome type 3B) caused by a homozygous Y454S variant in the histidyl‐tRNA synthetase gene (HARS1) is characterized by progressive sensorineural hearing and vision loss and respiratory deterioration with risk for sudden death following febrile illnesses.
Victoria Mok Siu, Rosan Kenana, Rana Chakrabarti, Sarah D. P. Wilhelm, Joseph Andrews, Susan J. Leat, Christina Parker, Michael Miller, Leslie A. Nangle, Wendy McCaul, Ashfia Chowdhury, Natalie Hutchings, Ryan A. Adams, Lauren Guy, Mandy Rhody, Verena Juncal, Marisa I. Mendes, Desiree E. C. Smith, Gajja S. Salomons, Angelica A. Moresco, Daphne L. McCulloch, D. Holmes Morton, Ilka U. Heinemann, C. Anthony Rupar   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

The heterogeneous treatment effect of adjuvant therapy with corticosteroids in patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a review

Pneumonia
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) assessing adjuvant corticosteroids for hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) show mixed results, suggesting Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect (HTE).
Jim. M. Smit, A. Torres, P. A. van der Zee, Jesse H. Krijthe, Ignacio Martin-Loeches   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Childhood Pneumonia Screener: a concept

, 2015
To the Editor:I congratulate Räsänen and Gavriely for their recent thought-provoking article describing how mobile ‘smart’ phone technology could assist in diagnosing and managing pneumonia in children from developing countries lacking well-established ...
Keith Grimwood
core   +1 more source

The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence and prognostic value of Aspergillus-specific IgG among non-neutropenic invasive pulmonary aspergillosis patients: a prospective multicenter study

Pneumonia
Background This study aimed to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of Aspergillus-specific IgG (Asp-IgG) for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in non-neutropenic non-hematologic patients.
Meng-Rui Lee, Hsu-Liang Chang, Yung-Hsuan Chen, Chia-Jung Liu, Li-Ta Keng, Hung-Ling Huang, Jann-Yuan Wang, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Inn-Wen Chong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease across the lifespan in Italy

Pneumonia
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes substantial morbidity and mortality across the lifespan, with the highest burden seen in infants and older adults.
Paolo Manzoni, Eugenio Baraldi, Irene Cetin, Stefania Maggi, Matteo Riccò, Roberta Siliquini, Giovanni Sotgiu, Elsa Viora   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

SKRIPSI : HUBUNGAN PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DENGAN KEJADIAN PNEUMONIA PADA BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BALOWERTI KOTA KEDIRI TAHUN 2012

, 2012
DI INDONESIA PNEUMONIA MERUPAKAN PENYAKIT UTAMA PENYEBAB KEMATIAN BALITA 80 - 90%. KEJADIAN PNEUMONIA DI KOTA KEDIRI 305 ( 48,3 % ) DARI JUMLAH BALITA 631, SEDANGKAN PADA TAHUN 2011 MENINGKAT MENJADI 364 ( 52,9 % )DARI JUMLAH BALITA 678.30 X 21 CM : 64 ...
Diyah Retno Aprileny
core  

Porcine kidney xenotransplantation: From primate models to clinical reality

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
In the face of a critical shortage of human donor kidneys for end‐stage renal disease patients, porcine kidney xenotransplantation has emerged as a viable solution. This field has navigated major hurdles, including immune rejection, physiological incompatibilities, potential biomechanical differences and the risk of cross‐species infection. To overcome
Zihang Guo, Ling Zhang, Shoulong Deng, Chuan Qin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source