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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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Microbial aetiologic agents associated with pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that secondary infections are prevalent in the immunocompromised patients due to HIV/AIDS and TB or co-infection with TB/HIV-AIDS, which may lead to drug resistance, DOTS or HAART programme, thereby leading to high mortality and morbidity.
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Determination of oropharyngeal pathogenic colonization in the elderly community.
TL;DR: The rate of oropharyngeal GNB colonization in the elderly community increases and Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most common strain.
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Detection and quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Iranian patients with pneumonia and individual carriers by real time PCR
Bizhan Nomanpour,Arash Ghodousi,Toraj Babaei,Seyd AliJavad Mousavi,Soroor Asadi,Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi +5 more
TL;DR: This is the first report on the prevalence CAP with S. pneumoniae in Iran and a real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for quantitative detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from clinical respiratory specimens is developed.
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An Overview of Pneumonia in Community and Hospital Settings
TL;DR: An overview of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis, management, and prevention of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia, as well as issues related to antimicrobial resistance are provided.
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Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia in Korea
Yong-Chol Han,Jun-Hee Woo +1 more
TL;DR: Considering the alterations of the etiologic agents of bacterial pneumonia and antibiotic susceptibilities, attention should be directed to the usage of antimicrobial agents in order to maximize the efficacy and the therapeutic implications.
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Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Carriage and C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea in a Cohort of Hospitalized Patients
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Successful control of Clostridium difficile infection in an elderly care unit through use of a restrictive antibiotic policy.
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TL;DR: The use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics for hospital treatment of community-acquired infections in the elderly should be encouraged.