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The relationship between lactate dehydrogenase and Apolipoprotein A1 levels in patients with severe pneumonia [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry
Background: To investigate the relationship between lactate dehydrogenase and apolipoprotein A1 levels and the condition and prognosis of patients with severe pneumonia.
Wang Jiang, Wang Ronghua, Zhou Ying, Ma Yao, Xiong Chunyan   +4 more
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Assessment of severe malaria in a multicenter, phase III, RTS, S/AS01 malaria candidate vaccine trial: case definition, standardization of data collection and patient care. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND\ud \ud An effective malaria vaccine, deployed in conjunction with other malaria interventions, is likely to substantially reduce the malaria burden. Efficacy against severe malaria will be a key driver for decisions on implementation.
Amanda Leach, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Ansong, David Schellenberg, Jahit Sacarlal, Jennifer Evans, Johan Vekemans, Kevin Marsh, Kwaku Asante, Mary J Hamel, Nahya Salim, null null, Patricia Njuguna, Philip Bejon, Portia Kamthunzi, Samwel Gesase, Solange Soulanoudjingar, Walter Otieno, William Kabore   +18 more
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Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia in 2010:estimates of incidence, severe morbidity, mortality, underlying risk factors and causative pathogens for 192 countries [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The recent series of reviews conducted within the Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD) addressed epidemiology of the two deadly diseases at the global and regional level; it also estimated the effectiveness of interventions,
,, Black, Robert E, Campbell, Harry, Fischer Walker, Christa L, Liu, Li, Lukšić, Ivana, Nair, Harish, O'Brien, Katherine L, Qazi, Shamim, Rudan, Igor, Theodoratou, Evropi   +10 more
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Diagnosis and treatment experience of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia: A multicenter retrospective study in China

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background In recent years, clinical cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia have gradually increased. Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia can quickly progress to severe pneumonia, leading to respiratory failure.
Hui Deng, Yeshuang Shi, Mei Xie, Xuelei Zang, Xuefeng Zang, Xidong Ma, Wenya Han, Jiawei He, Youpeng Rao, Maoqian Ding, Wenjuan Ma, Jing Wu, Lei Pan, Xinying Xue   +13 more
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Severe Pneumonia in the Elderly

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1994
The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia and more likely to die from this infection than younger populations. Older patients with pneumonia requiring hospitalization are more likely to develop complications necessitating longer hospital stays.
A M, Fein, M S, Niederman
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Clinical Features of Severe or Fatal Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children and young adults. The incidence of fulminant M. pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) is relatively rare despite the high prevalence of M. pneumoniae infection. This literature review highlights the clinical features of fulminant MPP by examining the most recent ...
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Extremely severe case of COVID-19 pneumonia recovered despite bad prognostic indicators: a didactic report [PDF]

, 2020
Enrico Bentivegna, Massimiliano Luciani, Valerio Spuntarelli, Maria Letizia Speranza, Ludovica Guerritore, Alberto Sentimentale, Paolo Martelletti   +6 more
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Ventilator-associated Pneumonia After Elective Cardiac Surgery Caused by Pneumocystis Jirovecii [PDF]

, 2014
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a severe complication among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Although hospital-acquired bacterial pathogens, often multidrug resistant, are the most frequent cause, non-bacterial atypical and opportunistic agents ...
Cifuentes, M, Miller, RF, Silva, F, Tobar, E, Vargas, SL, Zamorano, A   +5 more
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Clinical characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia: a single-center, retrospective study over 5 years

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Psittacosis pneumonia is not uncommon, and it can progress to severe illness or even death. Identifying the clinical characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci (C.
Chunyan Zhu, Tingting Ye, Chongyang Ye, Mingyan Xu, Yuxi He, Dan Wang, Xianling Meng, Xiaoqing Fan, Min Zhou   +8 more
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High-Dose Dexamethasone Versus Tocilizumab in Moderate to Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2021
Naveen Naik B, Goverdhan D Puri, Kamal Kajal, Varun Mahajan, Ashish Bhalla, Sandeep Kataria, Karan Singla, Pritam Panigrahi, Ajay Pratap Singh, Michelle Lazar, Anjuman Chander, Venkata Ganesh, Amarjyoti Hazarika, Vikas Suri, Manoj Goyal, Vijayant Kumar Pandey, Narender Kaloria, Tanvir Samra, Kulbhushan Saini, Shiv Lal Soni   +19 more
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