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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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Role of gemifloxacin in community-acquired pneumonia
TL;DR: Gemifloxacin administered for 5–7 days is a cost effective and safe alternative to both parenteral and oral antimicrobials, which may not cover the emerging resistant respiratory pathogens.
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Validity of pneumonia severity index/pneumonia outcome research trial and Curb-65 severity scoring systems in community acquired pneumonia in Indian setting
M Ravindranath,C H Raju +1 more
TL;DR: CURB-65 may be better suited than PSI as a severity scoring system in CAP in developing countries with limited resources because of its simplicity and ease of use.
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Can we truly rely on the urinary antigen test for the diagnosis? Legionella case report.
TL;DR: A case of LP is reported in which the patient's medical history and several clinical findings were useful for diagnosis, and the urine antigen test (UAT) cannot detect the serogroups of all Legionella species.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome related to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
TL;DR: A case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to M. pneumoniae infection in a 60 years old woman is reported and quick diagnosis was established by multiplex PCR assay for detection of pneumonia-causing bacteria.
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