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Pneumonia Severity Index in the Immunocompromised [PDF]

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2006
BACKGROUND: The pneumonia severity index (PSI) accounts for many comorbidities, but not immunosuppression.OBJECTIVES: To document the utility of the PSI to predict mortality in immunocompromised patients (IP) with community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP).METHODS: Charts of 284 patients with immunosuppression and CAP were reviewed, and these patients were ...
Sanders, Kevin M, Marras, Theodore K, Chan, Charles KN   +2 more
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ETIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA

Arta Medica, 2020
Objectives. Healthcare-associated pneumonia develops in patients undergoing regular medical procedures or has a longterm contact with the hospital environment. Several studies have shown important differences in healthcare-associated pneumonia, comparing
Cristina Toma, Doina Rusu, Victor Botnaru   +2 more
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The role of indoor air pollution and other factors in the incidence of pneumonia in under-five children [PDF]

, 2004
Background The World Health Organization has asked for a special attention to the relation between pneumonia and indoor air pollution, i.e., household biomass fuel smoke, cigarette smoke, and mosquito coil smoke, especially in developing countries ...
Iskandar, Iskandar, Surjono, Ahmad, Wastoro, Dwi, Sunyataningkamto, Sunyataningkamto, Budiman, Budiman, Lestari, Endang Dewi, Wibowo, Tunjung, Alan , Alan   +7 more
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Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia

, 2011
We investigated the associations between vitamin D status, the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and beta defensin-2 and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia.
Karalus, Noel, LEONG LEOW, Cursons, Raymond T., RAY CURSONS, Hancox, Robert J., Leow, Leong, NOEL KARALUS, ROBERT J. HANCOX, TALIA SIMPSON, Leong, Talia   +9 more
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Primary care summary of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults:2009 update. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK

, 2010
The identification and management of adults presenting with pneumonia is a major challenge for primary care health professionals. This paper summarises the key recommendations of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of ...
Woodhead, Mark A, Mark L Levy, ?, ?, Le Jeune, Ivan, Wei Shen Lim, Lim, Wei Shen, Macfarlaned, John T, John T Macfarlane, Mark A Woodhead, Levy, Mark L, Ivan Le Jeune   +10 more
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Effect of case management on neonatal mortality due to sepsis and pneumonia. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Each year almost one million newborns die from infections, mostly in low-income countries. Timely case management would save many lives but the relative mortality effect of varying strategies is unknown.
Bhutta Zulfiqar A, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Zaidi, Anita K. M., Ganatra, Hammad A, Ganatra Hammad A, Lawn, Joy E, Lawn, Joy E., Lawn Joy E, Joy E Lawn, Cousens Simon, Syed, Sana, Robert Black, Simon Cousens, Zaidi Anita K M, Lee, Anne CC, Black, Robert, Lee Anne CC, Ganatra, Hammad A., Cousens, Simon, Sana Syed, Zaidi, Anita KM, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Hammad A Ganatra, Black Robert, Anita K M Zaidi, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Anne CC Lee, Lee, Anne C. C., Syed Sana   +28 more
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Association of modifiable risk factors with severity of pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 5 years: a prospective cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Background Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years, especially in developing countries. Although the risk factors for childhood pneumonia are well documented, the relative contribution of these factors to ...
Sushma Save, Ashwini Patil, Unmesh Dev
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Systemic bacteraemia in children presenting with clinical pneumonia and the impact of non-typhoid salmonella (NTS)

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010
Background The diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment of pneumonia in African children in the absence of diagnostic means such as x-ray facilities or microbiological laboratories relies primarily on clinical symptoms presented by the patients. In order to
Dekker Denise, Evans Jennifer A, Hagen Ralf M, Loag Wibke, Nkrumah Bernard, Agyekum Alex, Acquah Samuel EK, Marks Florian, Hünger Frank, Sarpong Nimako, Schwarz Norbert G, Fobil Julius N, Meyer Christian G, May Jürgen, Adu-Sarkodie Yaw   +14 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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Statins Reduce Mortality After Non-severe but Not After Severe Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of statins on mortality for patients with non-severe pneumonia or severe pneumonia. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,
Mingwang Jia, Wenjie Huang, Li Li, Zhong Xu, Lichan Wu   +4 more
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