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Limited Utility of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Induced Sputum Specimens for Determining the Causes of Childhood Pneumonia in Resource-Poor Settings: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND.: Sputum examination can be useful in diagnosing the cause of pneumonia in adults but is less well established in children. We sought to assess the diagnostic utility of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of respiratory viruses and ...
Antonio, Martin, Awori, Juliet O, Baggett, Henry C, Baillie, Vicky L, Brooks, W Abdullah, DeLuca, Andrea N, Driscoll, Amanda J, Feikin, Daniel R, Fu, Wei, Hammitt, Laura L, Higdon, Melissa M, Hossain, Lokman, Howie, Stephen RC, Jahan, Yasmin, Karron, Ruth A, Kazungu, Sidi, Knoll, Maria Deloria, Kotloff, Karen L, Levine, Orin S, Li, Mengying, Madhi, Shabir A, Moore, David P, Morpeth, Susan C, Murdoch, David R, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, O'Brien, Katherine L, Ofordile, Ogochukwu, Park, Daniel E, PERCH Study Group, Prosperi, Christine, Sangwichian, Ornuma, Sawatwong, Pongpun, Scott, J Anthony G, Seidenberg, Phil, Shi, Qiyuan, Sylla, Mamadou, Tapia, Milagritos D, Thea, Donald M, Zeger, Scott L   +38 more
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Severe bloodstream infection due to KPC-producer e coli in a renal transplant recipient treated with the double-carbapenem regimen and analysis of in vitro synergy testing a case report [PDF]

, 2016
Transplant recipients are at high risk of infections caused by multidrug resistant microorganisms. Due to the limited thera- peutic options, innovative antimicrobial combinations against carbape- nem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing severe infections
CIPOLLA, ALESSIA, D'ABRAMO, ALESSANDRA, DE ANGELIS, Massimiliano, Favaro, Marco, Ferretti, Giancarlo, GIZZI, FRANCESCA, IANNETTA, MARCO, MASCELLINO, Maria Teresa, MASTROIANNI, Claudio Maria, OLIVA, ALESSANDRA, RUSSO, Gianluca, VULLO, Vincenzo   +11 more
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SEVERE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Critical Care Clinics, 1998
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is likely to be severe in the very elderly, and clinically significant in those with hepatic/ renal insufficiency, cardiopulmonary disease, or, impaired host defenses. Pathogens in mild, moderately severe, and severe CAP are the same. These pathogens determine prognosis, complications, and duration of therapy. Empiric
Ewig, Santiago, Ruiz, Mauricio, Mensa, Josep, Marcos, Maria Angeles, Martinez, Jose Antonio, Arancibia, Francisco, Niederman, Michael S., Torres, Antoni   +7 more
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Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia Causes Acute Cardiac Toxicity and Subsequent Cardiac Remodeling [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale: Up to one-third of patients hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia experience major adverse cardiac events (MACE) during or after pneumonia.
Aliberti, Stefano, Anzueto, Antonio, Babu, Bettina L., Chalmers, James D., Coalson, Jacqueline J., Dela Cruz, Charles S., Dube, Peter H., Giavedoni, Luis D., Gonzalez-Juarbe, Norberto, Hinojosa, Cecilia A., Jimenez, Alejandro, Orihuela, Carlos J., Restrepo, Marcos I., Reyes, Luis F., Rodriguez, Alejandro H., Sibila, Oriol, Soni, Nilam J., Suttorp, Norbert, Waterer, Grant W., Winter, Vicki T., Witzenrath, Martin   +20 more
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Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia [PDF]

Critical Care Clinics, 2013
Severe community-acquired pneumonia necessitating intensive care unit admission is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health-care cost. This review article serves to summarize the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this common life-threatening condition.
Sligl, Wendy I., Marrie, Thomas J.
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Perbandingan Pola Kuman dan Kadar Biomarker Inflamasi Penderita Severe Pneumonia dengan Penderita Non-severe Pneumonia [Bacterial Pattern and Inflammatory Biomarker in Severe Pneumonia Compared to Non-Severe Pneumonia Patient]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2019
Background: Severe pneumonia is still a serious problem with high mortality rate. The cause of severe pneumonia due to high inflammation or different microbial pattern compared to non-severe pneumonia is still unknown.
Daniel Maranatha, Mawardi Mawardi
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Appropriateness of clinical severity classification of new WHO childhood pneumonia guidance : a multi-hospital, retrospective, cohort study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Management of pneumonia in many low-income and middle-income countries is based on WHO guidelines that classify children according to clinical signs that define thresholds of risk.
Aduro, Nick, Agweyu, Ambrose, Akech, Sam, Ayieko, Philip, Bitok, Michael, Chabi, Martin, Charo, Sande, Chepkirui, Mercy, Emadau, Caren, English, Mike, Gachau, Susan, Githanga, David, Inginia, Rachel, Irimu, Grace, Julius, Thomas, Kamunya, Anne, Kanyingi, Francis, Kariuki, Alice, Kigen, Barnabas, Kimutai, David, Kuria, Magdalene, Lilford, Richard, Makone, Boniface, Manyasi, Christine, Mbevi, George, Mithamo, Agnes, Muinga, Naomi, Musabi, Melab, Mutai, Beatrice, Mutai, Loice, Mutiso, Cecelia, Muturi, Celia, Ng'arng'ar, Samuel, Njiiri, Peris, Nyachiro, Wycliffe, Nzioki, Charles, Ochieng, Grace, Ogero, Morris, Ondere, Joan, Otido, Sam, Rutha, Kigondu, Thuranira, Lydia, Tuti, Timothy, Wachira, Grace, Wafula, James, Were, Fred   +45 more
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PES Pathogens in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Microorganisms, 2019
Worldwide, there is growing concern about the burden of pneumonia. Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is frequently complicated by pulmonary and extra-pulmonary complications, including sepsis, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
Catia Cillóniz, Cristina Dominedò, Antonello Nicolini, Antoni Torres   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Adenovirus Pneumonia and Risk Factors for Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Children During an Outbreak in Jilin, China

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Jilin Province, located in northeastern China, recently experienced a human adenovirus (HAdV) epidemic. Few studies involving hospitalized pediatric patients with pneumonia caused by HAdV in our region exist. HAdV pneumonia can lead to severe
Xiuhua Yu, Yucong Ma, Yang Gao, Hailong You   +3 more
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Standardization of Laboratory Methods for the PERCH Study. [PDF]

, 2017
The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study was conducted across 7 diverse research sites and relied on standardized clinical and laboratory methods for the accurate and meaningful interpretation of pneumonia etiology data.
Adrian, Peter V, Ahmed, Dilruba, Alam, Muntasir, Anderson, Trevor P, Antonio, Martin, Baggett, Henry C, Baillie, Vicky L, Bhat, Niranjan, Brooks, W Abdullah, Dione, Michel, Driscoll, Amanda J, Endtz, Hubert P, Feikin, Daniel R, Gitahi, Caroline, Hammitt, Laura L, Howie, Stephen RC, Karani, Angela, Karron, Ruth A, Knoll, Maria Deloria, Kotloff, Karen L, Kwenda, Geoffrey, Levine, Orin S, Madhi, Shabir A, Maiga, Abdoul Aziz, McClellan, Jessica, Mitchell, Joanne L, Morailane, Palesa, Morpeth, Susan C, Mugo, Daisy, Murdoch, David R, Mwaba, John, Mwansa, James, Mwarumba, Salim, Nyongesa, Sammy, O'Brien, Katherine L, Panchalingam, Sandra, Rahman, Mustafizur, Sawatwong, Pongpun, Scott, J Anthony G, Tamboura, Boubou, Thea, Donald M, Toure, Aliou, Whistler, Toni   +42 more
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