The expansive effects of polyamines on the metabolism and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumonia, 2021 Polyamines are common intracellular metabolites of nearly all cells, and their conservation across a vast diversity of cells suggests critical roles for these compounds in cellular physiology.
Bindu Nanduri, Edwin Swiatlo
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Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia
Heart & Lung, 1997 Klebsiella pneumoniae is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia except in alcoholics. Klebsiella may mimic pulmonary reactivation tuberculosis because it presents with hemoptysis and cavitating lesions. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a difficult infection to treat because of the organism's thick capsule.
Natalie C. Klein +7 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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Hospitalization for pneumonia is associated with decreased 1-year survival in patients with type 2 diabetes results from a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2016 Diabetes mellitus is a frequent comorbid conditions among patients with pneumonia living in the community. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of hospitalization for pneumonia on early (30 day) and late mortality (1 year) in patients with type
BERTAZZONI, Giuliano +12 more
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia
European Respiratory Review, 2022 Severe community-acquired pneumonia is the most life-threatening form of community-acquired pneumonia, characterised by intensive care unit admission and high morbidity and mortality.
M. Niederman, A. Torres
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Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in patients with severe novel coronavirus pneumonia
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2020 Three months ago, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) broke out in Wuhan, China, and spread rapidly around the world. Severe novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) patients have abnormal blood coagulation function, but their venous ...
Songping Cui +4 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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Ventilator-associated events: From surveillance to optimizing management
Journal of Intensive Medicine, 2023 Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-support therapy that may predispose to morbid and lethal complications, with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) being the most prevalent.
Sergio Ramirez-Estrada +3 more
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Community acquired paediatric pneumonia; experience from a pneumococcal vaccine- naive population
Pneumonia, 2020 Background Childhood pneumonia continues to be a disease that causes severe morbidity and mortality among children mainly in South-East Asia and Africa though it is not so in the developed world. Pneumonia accounts for 16% of all deaths of children under
Sanath Thushara Kudagammana +3 more
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