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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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Rapid Identification of Nine Microorganisms Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections by Single-Tube Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR: Feasibility Study
TL;DR: The results show that the multiplex RT-PCR–enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is a useful and rapid diagnostic tool for the management of children with ARI and studies of the overall benefit of this method with regard to the use of antibiotics, theUse of diagnostic procedures including additional microbiological tests, and hospitalization rate and duration are warranted.
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Antibiotic Treatment Strategies for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Douwe F. Postma,Cornelis H. van Werkhoven,Leontine J. R. van Elden,Steven F. T. Thijsen,Andy I. M. Hoepelman,Jan Kluytmans,Wim Boersma,Clara J. Compaijen,Eva van der Wall,Jan M. Prins,Jan Jelrik Oosterheert,Marc J. M. Bonten +11 more
TL;DR: Among patients with clinically suspected CAP admitted to non-ICU wards, a strategy of preferred empirical treatment with beta-lactam monotherapy was noninferior to strategies with a beta- lactam-macrolide combination or fluoroquinolone monotherapy with regard to 90-day mortality.
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Rabbit model for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
TL;DR: The rabbit provides a useful animal model for the study of C. pneumoniae infection and its complications, particularly atherosclerosis.
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Increasing hospital admissions for pneumonia, England.
TL;DR: This rise in recorded incidence from 2001 to 2005 was particularly marked among the elderly, with a particularly marked increase in the elderly.
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Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Older Adult Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: 2008 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Kevin P. High,Suzanne F. Bradley,Suzanne F. Bradley,Stefan Gravenstein,David R. Mehr,Vincent Quagliarello,Chesley L. Richards,Chesley L. Richards,Thomas T. Yoshikawa,Thomas T. Yoshikawa +9 more
TL;DR: The guideline presented here represents the second edition, updated by data generated over the intervening 8 years, and focuses on the typical elderly person institutionalized with multiple chronic comorbidities and functional disabilities.
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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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