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Hace 4 días · Classic pneumococcal pneumonia often develops in older children and adults. Sometimes preceded by a viral illness, there is acute onset of high fever, rigors, productive cough, pleuritic chest...
Hace 5 días · Distinguishing bacterial pneumonia from viral pneumonia is critical to providing effective treatment but remains a significant challenge. This issue provides guidance for the management of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia as well as associated complications including pleural effusion/empyema.
Hace 4 días · The 2019 IDSA CAP guidelines do not recommend routine urinary testing for pneumococcal antigen in adults with CAP, except in adults with severe pneumonia.
Hace 3 días · Identify the broad range of pathogens that can cause community-acquired pneumonia. List the most important agents for empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and the impact of resistance on the selection of empiric agents.
Hace 4 días · Background and purpose The persistent progression of pneumonia is a critical determinant of adverse outcomes in patients afflicted with COVID-19. This study aimed to predict personalized COVID-19 pneumonia progression between the duration of two weeks and 1 month after admission by integrating radiological and clinical features. Methods A retrospective analysis, approved by the Institutional ...
Hace 3 días · Formal pneumonia severity scoring tools (e.g. Pneumonia Severity Index [PSI] 4 and CURB-65 5)* are recommended in some international guidelines; 6,7 however, they have limited sensitivity and specificity because they were validated to identify risk of mortality, they do not consider potential pathogens, and they have limitations in identifying ...
Hace 3 días · 73. A new vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The injectable drug, Capvaxive ...
