Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lower respiratory tract. Lower respiratory tract
infection is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Pneumonia is most common at the …

Based on expert group work, Swedish recommendations for the management of community-
acquired pneumonia in adults are here updated. The management of sepsis-induced …

Platelet (PLT) and white blood cell (WBC) counts are 2 markers of inflammation and have
been linked to the risk for cerebrovascular and coronary heart disease. A Mediterranean diet …

Introduction Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) account for a high proportion of ICU
admissions, with Streptococcus pneumoniae being the main pathogen responsible for these …

The human respiratory tract of individuals with normal lung function maintains a fine-tuned
balance, being asymptomatically colonised by the normal microbiota in the upper airways …

As individuals advance in age, the risk of infection, bacteremia, and mortality caused by
Streptococcus pneumoniae rises. Retrospective data demonstrate that the licensed …

Background: Guidelines are increasingly recommending preventive services starting at 50
years of age, and policymakers are considering such a recommendation for pneumococcal …

ContextHistorically, incidence of pneumococcal disease in the United States has been
higher among blacks than among whites. Following recommendation of a new 7-valent …

We conducted a case-control study to identify risk factors for invasive group A streptococcal
(GAS) infections, which can be fatal. Case-patients were identified when Streptoccus …

Method: Systematic electronic database searches were conducted in order to identify
potentially relevant studies that might inform guideline recommendations. Generic study …