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Predictors of duration and treatment failure of severe pneumonia in hospitalized young nepalese children [PDF]

, 2015
Background Pneumonia in young children is still the most frequent cause of death in developing countries. We aimed to identify predictors for recovery and treatment failure in children hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Methods We enrolled 610 Nepalese
Basnet, Sudha, Halvor Sommerfelt (214581), Strand, Tor A., Tor A Strand, Ghimire, Ram Kumar, Maria Mathisen (709964), Dhiraj Man Shrestha, Ram Kumar Ghimire (709966), Strand, Tor, Shrestha, Dhiraj Man, Arun Sharma (153522), Dhiraj Man Shrestha (709967), Valentiner-Branth, Palle, Prakash Sunder Shrestha, Halvor Sommerfelt, Shrestha, Prakash Sunder, Arun Sharma, Ram Kumar Ghimire, Sudha Basnet, Mathisen, Maria, Prakash Sunder Shrestha (709965), Palle Valentiner-Branth (263473), Palle Valentiner-Branth, Sharma, Arun, Sommerfelt, Halvor, Maria Mathisen, Sudha Basnet (709963), Tor A. Strand (323669)   +27 more
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Comparative analysis of the clinical characteristics of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and severe bacterial pneumonia in children

BMC Pediatrics
The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and severe bacterial pneumonia in children to provide a basis for clinical recognition and diagnosis.This was a retrospective analysis of 130 cases of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP), 81 cases of severe Streptococcus pneumoniae ...
Jie Liu, Beibei Bao, Tipei Zhang, Wanyu Jia, Caili Guo, Chunlan Song   +5 more
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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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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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Mortality and quality of life in the five years after severe sepsis [PDF]

, 2013
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Simon J Mackenzie, Elders, Andrew, Graeme MacLennan, Mackirdy, Fiona, Andrew Elders, Hall, Sally, Taylor, Jane, Jane Taylor, Brian H Cuthbertson, Scottish Critical Care Trials Group and the Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group, Mackenzie, Simon J, Sally Hall, null null, Maclennan, Graeme, Fiona Mackirdy, Cuthbertson, Brian H   +15 more
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A retrospective, single-center analysis of clinical features and mortality risk factors in pediatric pertussis patients with severe pneumonia and encephalopathy complications in Southwest China

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background and objective Pertussis remains a serious threat to infants and young children, especially when complicated by pneumonia or encephalopathy.
Yongqin Li, Qifan Wu, Liping Tan, Cong Liu, Xiaoqing Chi   +4 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
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Diagnosing Severe Falciparum Malaria in Parasitaemic African Children: A Prospective Evaluation of Plasma PfHRP2 Measurement. [PDF]

, 2012
In African children, distinguishing severe falciparum malaria from other severe febrile illnesses with coincidental Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia is a major challenge. P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) is released by mature sequestered
Pan-Ngum Wirichada, George Mtove (124816), Gesase Samwel, Woodrow, Charles, Saiwaew, Somporn, Mwanga-Amumpaire Juliet, Fanello, CI, Kathryn Maitland, Ermelinda Gomes, Sarah Joseph (140503), White, Lisa, Nicholas J. White (35779), Ilse C E Hendriksen, Arjen M Dondorp, Gomes, Ermelinda, Samwel Gesase, Charles Woodrow, Sue J. Lee (140486), Rasaq Olaosebikan, Kesinee Chotivanich (140505), Fanello, Caterina I, Nicholas J White, Hendriksen Ilse C. E., White Nicholas J., von Seidlein Lorenz, Tshefu, Antoinette K, Antoinette K. Tshefu (140488), Sarah Joseph, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Antoinette K Tshefu, Lee, Sue, Silamut, Kamolrat, Tshefu Antoinette K., Woodrow, C, Corine Karema (140493), Ilse C. E. Hendriksen (140479), Mwanga-Amumpaire, J, Day Nicholas P. J., White Lisa J., White, Nicholas J, Caterina I. Fanello (140506), Maitland, K, Lee Sue J., Nicholas P J Day, Dondorp, Arjen M, Kamolrat Silamut (140501), Maitland Kathryn, Woodrow Charles, Dondorp, Adrianus, Arjen M. Dondorp (140509), Reyburn, Hugh, Day, Nicholas P J, Tshefu, AK, Day, Nicholas, Sue J Lee, Corine Karema, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire (140482), White, NJ, Lorenz von Seidlein (45473), Amos Ben, White, Lisa J, Lisa J White, Maitland, Kathryn, Amos, Ben, Somporn Saiwaew (140495), Silamut Kamolrat, Olaosebikan, Rasaq, Gomes, E, Lorenz von Seidlein, Pan-Ngum, W, Mtove, G, Samwel Gesase (140499), Hendriksen, ICE, Wirichada Pan-Ngum (2583205), Nicholas P. J. Day (35781), George Mtove, Joseph, Sarah, Gesase, Samwel, Hendriksen, IC, Chotivanich Kesinee, Saiwaew, S, Lisa J. White (101780), Hendriksen, Ilse C E, von Seidlein, L, Fanello Caterina I., Hugh Reyburn (45198), Reyburn Hugh, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Charles Woodrow (140489), Hendriksen, AM, Ben Amos (140491), Lee, Sue J, Gomes Ermelinda, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, White, Nicholas, White, LJ, Ben Amos, Dondorp, AM, Gesase, S, Pan-Ngum, Wirichada, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Amos, B, Karema, C, Day, NP, Joseph, S, Day, NPJ, Karema Corine, Saiwaew Somporn, Joseph Sarah, Karema, Corine, Lee, SJ, Chotivanich, K, Ermelinda Gomes (140497), Somporn Saiwaew, Kamolrat Silamut, Reyburn, H, Hugh Reyburn, Kesinee Chotivanich, Rasaq Olaosebikan (130780), Olaosebikan Rasaq, Kathryn Maitland (21356), Dondorp Arjen M., Silamut, K, Mtove George, Olaosebikan, R, Mtove, George, Caterina I Fanello   +127 more
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Volatile diagnostic techniques for ventilator associated pneumonia [PDF]

, 2010
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant challenge for the Intensive Care doctors worldwide. It is both difficult to diagnose accurately and quickly and to treat effectively once the diagnosis has been established.
Humphreys, Martyn Lee
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Cost-effectiveness of parenteral artesunate for treating children with severe malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To explore the cost-effectiveness of parenteral artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in children and its potential impact on hospital budgets. METHODS: The costs of inpatient care of children with severe malaria were assessed in four
Ngum, WP, Nansumba, Margaret, Shunmay Yeung, Hendriksen, Ilse, Fanello, CI, Olaosebikan, Rasaq, Olugbenga A Mokuolu, Lorenz von Seidlein, Nansumba, M, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas PJ Day, Mokuolu, OA, Mtove, G, Yeung, Shunmay, George Mtove, Riewpaiboon, Arthorn, Kent, A, Whitea, NJ, Samwel Gesase, Gesase, Samwel, Yoel Lubell, Day, Nicholas PJ, Riewpaiboon, A, Rasaq Olaosebikan, von Seidlein, L, Hendriksen, I, Fanello, Caterina I, Nicholas J White, Alison Kent, von Seidlein, Lorenz, White, Nicholas, Yeungk, S, Ilse Hendriksen, Dondorp, AM, Gesase, S, Margaret Nansumba, White, Nicholas J, Day, NP, Yeung, S, Arthorn Riewpaiboon, Lubell, Y, Dondorp, Arjen M, Kent, Alison, Dondorp, Adrianus, Mokuolu, Olugbenga A, Ngum, Wirichada Pan, Day, Nicholas, Wirichada Pan Ngum, White, NJ, Olaosebikan, R, Mtove, George, Caterina I Fanello, Lubell, Yoel   +52 more
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