Advances in the causes and management of community acquired pneumonia in adults

RG Wunderink, G Waterer - Bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Community acquired pneumonia remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Usually, the causal organism is not identified and treatment remains empiric. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the incidence and severity of respiratory tract infections

ME Falagas, EG Mourtzoukou, KZ Vardakas - Respiratory medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Sex is a significant epidemiological factor for several diseases. However, the role of sex in
the development and outcome of various infections has not been extensively studied with …

Clinical features predicting mortality risk in patients with viral pneumonia: the MuLBSTA score

L Guo, D Wei, X Zhang, Y Wu, Q Li, M Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objective The aim of this study was to further clarify clinical characteristics and predict
mortality risk among patients with viral pneumonia. Methods A total of 528 patients with viral …

BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009

WS Lim, SV Baudouin, RC George, AT Hill… - Thorax, 2009 - thorax.bmj.com
SYNOPSIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS A summary of the initial management of patients
admitted to hospital with suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is presented in …

Trends in hospitalizations for pneumonia among persons aged 65 years or older in the United States, 1988-2002

AM Fry, DK Shay, RC Holman, AT Curns, LJ Anderson - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPneumonia causes significant mortality and morbidity among persons aged 65 years
or older. However, few studies have explored trends according to age groups, which may …

Type 2 diabetes and pneumonia outcomes: a population-based cohort study

JB Kornum, RW Thomsen, A Riis, HH Lervang… - Diabetes …, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—We sought to examine whether type 2 diabetes increases risk of death and
complications following pneumonia and to assess the prognostic value of admission …

Pneumonia-induced inflammation, resolution and cardiovascular disease: causes, consequences and clinical opportunities

C Stotts, VF Corrales-Medina, KJ Rayner - Circulation research, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Pneumonia is inflammation in the lungs, which is usually caused by an infection. The
symptoms of pneumonia can vary from mild to life-threatening, where severe illness is often …

Cardiovascular and inflammatory biomarkers to predict short-and long-term survival in community-acquired pneumonia: Results from the German Competence …

S Krüger, S Ewig, S Giersdorf… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Several new biomarkers are related to mortality in community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP). Objectives: Aim of this study was to compare new biomarkers for the …

Long-term prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia

MI Restrepo, P Faverio, A Anzueto - Current opinion in infectious …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Long-term prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
Long-term prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia : Current Opinion in Infectious …

Long-term morbidity and mortality after hospitalization with community-acquired pneumonia: a population-based cohort study

J Johnstone, DT Eurich, SR Majumdar, Y Jin, TJ Marrie - Medicine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Little is known about the long-term sequelae of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Therefore, we describe the long-term morbidity and mortality of patients after pneumonia …