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Defining Severe Pneumonia [PDF]
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2011 Pneumonia is an important clinical and public health problem. Identification and prediction of severe pneumonia are significant concerns. Attempts to define severe pneumonia should recognize that different purposes are served by different definitions; no single definition meets all needs.
Samuel M, Brown, Nathan C, Dean
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia [PDF]
BJA Education, 2016 ### Key points Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a frequent reason for admission to hospital. It is the most common cause of septic shock requiring escalation to treatment within an intensive care unit (ICU). Despite earlier recognition and recent advances in supportive care, severe CAP is still associated with substantial morbidity ...
Morgan, AJ, Glossop, AJ
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2022 Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death in children globally. Indonesia is ranked 1st in South East Asia with the highest burden of pneumonia.
Michelle Patricia Muljono +8 more
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Тhe features of severe community acquired pneumonia [PDF]
Medičnì Perspektivi, 2015 Based on data from a prospective analysis for the year of observation, the article presents information about the features of severe community acquired pneumonia in patients who were hospitalized at the department of pulmonology (or therapy), as well as ...
Avramenko I.V.
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2018 Background: The signs and symptoms of pneumonia are often nonspecificand widely vary based on the patient’s age and the infectious organisms involved. IMNCI hasimproved case improved diagnose of pneumonia. This study was conducted to study thefrequency of correctly diagnosed cases of severe pneumonia by IMNCI classification in childrenbetween 2 – 59 ...
Asim Amjad +2 more
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Severe infections of Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus in children [PDF]
, 2019 Infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) mostly present as recurrent skin abscesses and furunculosis.
Bernuth, Horst von +24 more
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Increased pathogenicity of pneumococcal serotype 1 is driven by rapid autolysis and release of pneumolysin [PDF]
, 2020 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 is the predominant cause of invasive pneumococcal disease in sub-Saharan Africa, but the mechanism behind its increased invasiveness is not well understood.
Baltazar, Murielle +11 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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A case report on management of severe childhood pneumonia in low resource settings
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Pneumonia is a major cause of child mortality among children under five years, worldwide. Pneumonia infection may be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi in single or in both lungs.
Yasmin Jahan, Atiqur Rahman
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Management of severe childhood pneumonia by day care approach in developing countries [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2018 Background: Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of child mortality among children under 5 years, worldwide. Pneumonia infection may be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi in single or in both lungs.
Yasmin Jahan +3 more
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