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Community-acquired pneumonia
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1998-12-19. It has received 1403 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Community-acquired pneumonia.read more
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The diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia in older persons: a systematic review
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors conducted a systematic review on the diagnostic criteria for aspiration pneumonia in older adults and found that there is a broad consensus on the clinical criteria to diagnose AP, which is a presumptive diagnosis with regards to patients' general frailty rather than in relation to swallowing function itself.
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Pneumococcal pneumonia: clinical features, diagnosis and management in HIV-infected and HIV noninfected patients.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the clinical features, diagnosis and management of pneumococcal pneumonia in HIV-infected and noninfected patients, with particular attention to the most recent advances in this area.
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Prevention of Influenza A(H7N9) and Bacterial Infections in Mice Using Intranasal Immunization With Live Influenza Vaccine and the Group B Streptococcus Recombinant Polypeptides
Yulia Desheva,Galina Leontieva,Tatiana Kramskaya,Tatiana Smolonogina,K. B. Grabovskaya,Galina O. Landgraf,Vadim Karev,Alexander N. Suvorov,Larisa Rudenko +8 more
TL;DR: The smallest lung lesions due to combined LAIV + GBSV vaccination were associated with a prevalence of lung interferon-γ messenger RNA expression, providing protection against potential pandemic influenza H7N9 and bacterial complications.
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Choosing antibiotic therapy for severe community-acquired pneumonia
TL;DR: This review is to further report on the major advances in treatment for patients with sCAP including new antibiotic treatments despite macrolide resistance as seen in the ICU, and multifaceted antibiotic stewardship interventions that may lead to the reduction broad-spectrum antibiotic use in CAP.
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Clinical and microbiological profile of adult inpatients with community acquired pneumonia in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria.
O B Ojuawo,Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu,A E Fawibe,A Ojuawo,Adeniyi Olatunji Aladesanmi,Christopher Muyiwa Opeyemi,Mosunmoluwa Obafemi Adio,Abdulraheem Olayemi Jimoh,Dele Ohinoyi Amadu,Abayomi Fadeyi,Kazeem Alakija Salami +10 more
TL;DR: Typical bacteria accounted for over half of the pathogens isolated from the patients with gram negative agents predominating, highlighting a possible shift in the microbiological profile which could guide empirical treatment in Ilorin, Nigeria.
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