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Encouraging rational antibiotic use in childhood pneumonia: a focus on Vietnam and the Western Pacific Region

Pneumonia, 2017
Globally, pneumonia is considered to be the biggest killer of infants and young children (aged
Nguyen T. K. Phuong, Tran T. Hoang, Pham H. Van, Lolyta Tu, Stephen M. Graham, Ben J. Marais   +5 more
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A pragmatic, multi-centered, stepped wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial pilot of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a complex Stroke Oral healthCare intervention pLan Evaluation II (SOCLE II) compared with usual oral healthcare in stroke wards [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Patients with stroke-associated pneumonia experience poorer outcomes (increased hospital stays, costs, discharge dependency, and risk of death).
Bain, Brenda Jean, Barr, John, Bowers, Naomi, Brady, Marian C., Chalmers, Campbell, Colins, Marissa, Gray, Heather, Keerie, Catriona, Langhorne, Peter, Pollock, Alex, Stott, David J., Sweeney, Petrina, Weir, Christopher J.   +12 more
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Clinical algorithm reduces antibiotic use among children presenting with respiratory symptoms to hospital in central Vietnam

Pneumonia, 2023
Objective To assess the safety and utility of a pragmatic clinical algorithm to guide rational antibiotic use in children presenting with respiratory infection. Methods The effect of an algorithm to guide the management of young (
Phuong TK Nguyen, Tam TM Nguyen, Lan TB Huynh, Stephen M Graham, Ben J Marais   +4 more
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Pneumonia Caused by Klebsiella spp. in 46 Horses. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundKlebsiella spp. are implicated as a common cause of bacterial pneumonia in horses, but few reports describe clinical presentation and disease progression.Hypothesis/objectivesTo describe the signalment, clinicopathologic data, radiographic and ...
Aleman, M, Byrne, BA, Estell, KE, Kass, PH, Kozikowski, T, Reilly, CM, Swain, EA, Young, A   +7 more
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Cancer patients with community-acquired pneumonia treated in intensive care have poorer outcomes associated with increased illness severity and septic shock at admission to intensive care: a retrospective cohort study

Pneumonia, 2015
Patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and an underlying diagnosis of cancer have worse outcomes. However, the characteristics of cancer patients with CAP admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are not well established.
Ricardo J José, Ali O Mohammed, James Goldring, Rachel Chambers, Jeremy Brown, Banwari Agarwal   +5 more
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Viral pneumonia in adults and older children in sub-Saharan Africa — epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and management [PDF]

, 2014
Community-acquired pneumonia causes substantial morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 131 million new cases each year. Viruses — such as influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus — are now recognised ...
Ho, Antonia
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Risk of pneumonia in the vicinity of goat farms: a comparative assessment of temporal variation based on longitudinal health data

Pneumonia, 2023
Background Although the association between living in the vicinity of a goat farm and the occurrence of pneumonia is well-documented, it is unclear whether the higher risk of pneumonia in livestock dense areas is season-specific or not.
C. Joris Yzermans, Youri P. Moleman, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Mark M.J. Nielen, Michel L.A. Dückers, Lidwien A.M. Smit, Christos Baliatsas   +6 more
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Corynebacteria as a cause of pulmonary infection: a case series and literature review

Pneumonia, 2018
Background In most cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), an etiologic agent is not determined; the most common report from the microbiological evaluation of sputum cites “normal respiratory flora.” Non-diphtheria Corynebacterium spp., a component ...
Katharine Yang, Robert L. Kruse, Weijie V. Lin, Daniel M. Musher   +3 more
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HIV infection is associated with elevated biomarkers of immune activation in Ugandan adults with pneumonia. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionPneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. How immune activation differs among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults with pneumonia is unknown.MethodsThe ...
Byanyima, Patrick, Chang, Emily G, Crothers, Kristina, Davis, J Lucian, Huang, Laurence, Hunt, Peter W, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Lalitha, Rejani, Lederman, Michael M, Lin, Jue, Moisi, Daniela, Moore, Julia, Musisi, Emmanuel, Sanyu, Ingvar, Sessolo, Abdulwahab, Wang, Richard J, Worodria, William   +16 more
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Lower mortality rate in elderly patients with community-onset pneumonia on treatment with aspirin [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is complicated by high rate of mortality and cardiovascular events (CVEs). The potential benefit of aspirin, which lowers platelet aggregation by inhibition of thromboxane A2 production, is still unclear. The aim of the study was to
Barilla', Francesco, Bertazzoni, Giuliano, Calvieri, Camilla, Cangemi, Roberto, Falcone, Marco, Farcomeni, Alessio, Palange, Paolo, Russo, Alessandro, Scarpellini, Maria Gabriella, Taliani, Gloria, Venditti, Mario, Violi, Francesco   +11 more
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