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G. I. Town
Researcher at University of Otago
Publications - 12
Citations - 3355
G. I. Town is an academic researcher from University of Otago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pneumonia & Community-acquired pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 12 publications receiving 3041 citations.
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Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study
Wei Shen Lim,M M van der Eerden,Richard Laing,Wim Boersma,Noel Karalus,G. I. Town,Sarah Lewis,J T Macfarlane +7 more
TL;DR: A simple six point score based on confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age can be used to stratify patients with CAP into different management groups.
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Community acquired pneumonia: aetiology and usefulness of severity criteria on admission.
A M Neill,I. R. Martin,Robin Weir,R. Anderson,A. Y. Chereshsky,Michael J. Epton,Rod Jackson,M. I. Schousboe,Chris Frampton,S. Hutton,Stephen T. Chambers,G. I. Town +11 more
TL;DR: The modification of the BTS prognostic rules applied as a severity indicator at admission performed well and could be incorporated into management guidelines.
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Use of the polymerase chain reaction to detect Legionella DNA in urine and serum samples from patients with pneumonia.
David R. Murdoch,E J Walford,Lance C. Jennings,G. J. Light,M. I. Schousboe,A. Y. Chereshsky,Stephen T. Chambers,G. I. Town +7 more
TL;DR: Use of polymerase chain reaction with primers that amplify a 104-base pair segment of the coding region of the 5S tRNA gene to detect Legionella DNA in urine and serum samples from patients with pneumonia shows promise for the rapid diagnosis of legionella pneumonia.
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Respiratory effects of air pollution in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a three month prospective study.
TL;DR: Investigation of the relationship between air pollution levels and respiratory symptoms and peak expiratory flow rate in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living in Christchurch, New Zealand indicates that adverse outcomes can be measured in response to pollution levels that are within current guidelines.
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Climate and aeroallergen levels in asthma : a 12 month prospective study
Michael J. Epton,I. R. Martin,Patrick Graham,P E Healy,H Smith,R Balasubramaniam,I C Harvey,D W Fountain,J Hedley,G. I. Town +9 more
TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that the effects of weather and aeroallergens on PEFR and asthma symptoms in this population are small, and that other causes need to be sought to account for variations in asthma severity and exacerbations.