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Association of C-Reactive Protein With Bacterial and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND.: Lack of a gold standard for identifying bacterial and viral etiologies of pneumonia has limited evaluation of C-reactive protein (CRP) for identifying bacterial pneumonia.
Awori, Juliet O, Baggett, Henry C, Baillie, Vicky L, Brooks, W Abdullah, Cascio, Stephanie, Chuananon, Somchai, Deloria Knoll, Maria, DeLuca, Andrea N, Driscoll, Amanda J, Ebruke, Bernard E, Endtz, Hubert P, Feikin, Daniel R, Hammitt, Laura L, Higdon, Melissa M, Howie, Stephen RC, Kaewpan, Anek, Kahn, Geoff, Karani, Angela, Karron, Ruth A, Kotloff, Karen L, Le, Tham, Levine, Orin S, Madhi, Shabir A, Moore, David P, Murdoch, David R, O'Brien, Katherine L, Park, Daniel E, PERCH Study Group, Prosperi, Christine, Rahman, Mohammed Ziaur, Salaudeen, Rasheed, Scott, J Anthony G, Seidenberg, Phil, Somwe, Somwe Wa, Sylla, Mamadou, Tapia, Milagritos D, Thea, Donald M, Zeger, Scott L   +37 more
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A severe case of Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia

Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi, 2003
症例は26歳,男性. 2002年2月16日頃より高熱・乾性咳嗽・チアノーゼ出現し,重症肺炎の診断で入院となった.胸部CT像で,斑状影が多数癒合した広範な浸潤影を認めた.ミノマイシン等の投与にて,人工呼吸管理することなく軽快した.肺炎クラミジアIgAの上昇より,肺炎クラミジア(Chlamydia pneumoniae)性肺炎と診断した.肺炎クラミジア性肺炎は,軽症で高齢者に多い傾向にあるが,本例は成年発症の重症例であり,貴重な症例と考え報告した.
Toshihiko, Okamoto, Mitsuyuki, Niwakawa, Takashi, Yasuoka, Kentarou, Shimizu, Kazumi, Okuda, Takahumi, Fukunaga, Toshimasa, Kajinami, Yoshihide, Fujiyama, Michiaki, Mishima   +8 more
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STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters

Nature Communications, 2020
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. In search for key targets of effective therapeutics, robust animal models mimicking COVID-19 in humans are urgently needed.
R. Boudewijns, H. Thibaut, S. Kaptein, Rong Li, V. Vergote, Laura Seldeslachts, J. Van Weyenbergh, Carolien de Keyzer, Lindsey Bervoets, Sapna Sharma, L. Liesenborghs, Ji Ma, Sander Jansen, Dominique Van Looveren, T. Vercruysse, Xinyu Wang, D. Jochmans, E. Martens, K. Roose, D. De Vlieger, Bert Schepens, Tina Van Buyten, Sofie Jacobs, Yanan Liu, Joan Martí-Carreras, B. Vanmechelen, T. Wawina-Bokalanga, Leen Delang, J. Rocha-Pereira, Lotte Coelmont, Winston Chiu, P. Leyssen, E. Heylen, D. Schols, Lanjiao Wang, Lila Close, J. Matthijnssens, M. Van Ranst, V. Compernolle, G. Schramm, K. Van Laere, X. Saelens, N. Callewaert, G. Opdenakker, P. Maes, B. Weynand, C. Cawthorne, G. Vande Velde, Zhongde Wang, J. Neyts, K. Dallmeier   +50 more
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Measurement and valuation of health providers' time for the management of childhood pneumonia in rural Malawi - An empirical study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Human resources are a major cost driver in childhood pneumonia case management. Introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) in Malawi can lead to savings on staff time and salaries due to reductions in pneumonia cases ...
AS Muula, Bejoy Nambiar, BR Lucarevschi, C Schutte, CL Fischer Walker, Department for International Development (DfID), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Management Soulutions Consulting (MSC) Limited, Fiammetta Maria Bozzani, Gibson Masache, Government of Malawi, Government of Malawi, JA Frimpong, JAG Scott, JE Glazner, JE Tate, JH Bratt, Jolene Skordis-Worrall, L Bahia, L Guinness, LJ Wolfson, LR Ojo, M Drummond, Matthias Arnold, MC Were, Norman Lufesi, OQ Al-lela, P Ayieko, P Ayieko, PM Enarson, S Levin, SS Abdul, SY Kim, TA Burke, Timothy Colbourn, WHO, World Bank   +34 more
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Influenza A-associated severe pneumonia in hospitalized patients: Risk factors and NAI treatments

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: The risk factors and the impact of NAI treatments in patients with severe influenza A-associated pneumonia remain unclear. Methods: A multicenter, retrospective, observational study was conducted in Zhejiang, China during a severe influenza ...
Qianda Zou, Shufa Zheng, Xiaochen Wang, Sijia Liu, Jiaqi Bao, Fei Yu, Wei Wu, Xianjun Wang, Bo Shen, Tieli Zhou, Zhigang Zhao, Yiping Wang, Ruchang Chen, Wei Wang, Jianbo Ma, Yongcheng Li, Xiaoyan Wu, Weifeng Shen, Fuyi Xie, Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Yu Chen   +20 more
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Viral and bacterial microorganisms in Vietnamese children with severe and non-severe pneumonia

Scientific Reports
To investigate potential respiratory pathogens in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and risk factors for severe disease. This prospective study was conducted among 467 children at the Thai Binh Paediatric Hospital, Vietnam between 1 July ...
X. Tran, V. Hoang, N. Goumballa, Thi Nguyet Vu, Trong Kiem Tran, T. Pham, T. Dao, Thi Thuy Vu, Duy Cuong Nguyen, Quoc Tien Nguyen, Pierre Marty, Philippe Gautret   +11 more
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Efficacy of a Fosfomycin-Containing Regimen for Treatment of Severe Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: A Prospective, Observational Study

Infectious Disease and Therapy, 2020
Severe pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) remains a difficult-to-treat infection. Considering the poor lung penetration of most antibiotics, the choice of the better antibiotic regimen is debated.
A. Russo, M. Bassetti, V. Bellelli, L. Bianchi, Federica Marincola Cattaneo, Stefania Mazzocchetti, E. Paciacconi, Fabrizio Cottini, A. Schiattarella, G. Tufaro, Francesco Sabetta, A. D’Avino   +11 more
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Six-Month Follow-up Chest CT findings after Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

Radiology, 2021
Background Little is known about the long-term lung radiographic changes in convalescent COVID-19 patients, especially the severe cases. Purpose To prospectively assess pulmonary sequelae and explore the risk factors for lung fibrotic-like changes on six-
Xiaoyu Han, Yanqing Fan, Osamah Alwalid, Na Li, Xi Jia, Mei Yuan, Yumin Li, Yukun Cao, Jin Gu, Hanping Wu, Heshui Shi   +10 more
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Long-term morbidity from severe pneumonia in early childhood in The Gambia, West Africa: a follow-up study [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term outcomes in severe early childhood pneumonia in The Gambia. DESIGN: Observational cohort study of children hospitalised with severe pneumonia between 1992 and 1 04 compared to age, sex, and neigh bourhood-marched controls ...
Adegbola, RA, Arenovich, T, Cheung, YB, Howie, SRC, Moore, S, Ritchie, LMP, Weber, M   +6 more
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Community Case Management of Fever Due to Malaria and Pneumonia in Children Under Five in Zambia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2010
In a cluster randomized trial, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi and colleagues find that integrated management of malaria and pneumonia in children under five by community health workers is both feasible and effective. BACKGROUND.
Hamainza, Busiku, Hamer, Davidson H., Kalesha, Penelope, Kamholz, Karen, Macleod, William B., Mazimba, Arthur, Pilingana, Portipher, Sabin, Lora, Seidenberg, Phil, Semrau, Katherine, Siazeele, Kazungu, Thea, Donald M., Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo   +12 more
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