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Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia [PDF]
Abstract Although there is no general consensus on the definition of severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP), the most accepted criteria are based on the 2007 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of CAP in adults. Since pulmonary and extra-pulmonary complications increase mortality
Adamantia Liapikou +3 more
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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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PES Pathogens in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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 +3 more
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Pneumonia is a major killer of children younger than five years old. In resource constrained health facilities, the capacity to diagnose severe pneumonia is low.
Solomon H Tesfaye +3 more
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CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes imbalance in children with severe 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia [PDF]
PurposeThis study was conducted to investigate the immune responses of children with moderate and severe novel influenza A virus (H1N1) pneumonia, and to compare their clinical and immunological findings with those of control subjects.MethodsThirty-two ...
Ji Eun Kim +7 more
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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 +3 more
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Glucocorticosteroid in Treatment of Severe Pneumonia [PDF]
Airway diseases such as pneumonia constitute a major health burden on a global scale; untreated pneumonia may develop to severe pneumonia and consequently lead to to fatal episodes of mortality and morbidity. The balance between inflammatory mediators is key for the outcome of the pulmonary infection; elimination of invading pathogen was marked by the ...
Felinda Ariani +3 more
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Pneumonia is a common childhood illness that can become life-threatening if it progresses to severe pneumonia. Currently, there are considerable limitations in the diagnosis and treatment of severe pneumonia in clinical practice, which also leads to a ...
Yinfang Li, Dan Xu, Peiling Yin
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ETIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA
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 +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier +10 more
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