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Tuberculosis in migrants – screening, surveillance and ethics
Pneumonia, 2020 Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of human mortality and is responsible for nearly 2 million deaths every year. It is often regarded as a ‘silent killer’ because it predominantly affects the poor and marginalized, and disease outbreaks ...
Gabriella Scandurra +4 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. +7 more
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Pneumonia, 2019 Background Although β-lactam monotherapy may be sufficient in non-critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia, the value of combination antibiotic regimens in community-onset neutropenic pneumonia remains unclear.
Hyeri Seok +9 more
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Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumonia Hospitalizations in High- and Low-Income Subpopulations in Brazil. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundPneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are being used worldwide. A key question is whether the impact of PCVs on pneumonia is similar in low- and high-income populations.
Kürüm, Esra +7 more
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Acute respiratory infection as a cause of non-malarial febrile illness in African children.
Pneumonia, 2015 The replacement of “presumptive treatment for malaria” by “test before treat” strategies for the management of febrile illness is raising awareness of the importance of knowing more about the causes of illness in children who are suspected to have ...
Florida Muro, Rita Reyburn, Hugh Reyburn
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IL-17 can be protective or deleterious in murine pneumococcal pneumonia [PDF]
, 2018 Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the leading agent of childhood pneumonia deaths worldwide. Nasal colonization is an essential step prior to infection.
Bayes, Hannah K. +4 more
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Pneumonia, 2018 Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is capable of causing multiple infectious syndromes and occasionally causes outbreaks. The objective of this review is to update prior outbreak reviews, identify control measures, and comment on transmission.
Paul N. Zivich +3 more
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Pneumonia, 2018 Background Utilization of diagnostics and biomarkers are the second largest cost drivers in the management of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Stefan M. T. Vestjens +7 more
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Pneumonia, 2021 Background Prophylactic administration of antipyretics at the time of immunization seems to decrease some side effects, however reduced immune responses have been reported in some studies.
Eleni Koufoglou +2 more
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Community Acquired Pneumonia [PDF]
, 2017 Community acquired pneumonia is discussed, including the pathophysiology, treatment, patient education, and nursing practice ...
Foering, Allison
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