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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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Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae: How Physical and Radiological Examination Contribute to Successful Diagnosis.
TL;DR: The typical findings from physical examination and imaging patterns of patients with mycoplasma pneumonia are reviewed, which include trace late inspiratory crackles or normal alveolar sounds, and bilateral polyphonic wheezes can sometimes be heard because of bronchiolitis.
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Pneumococcal colonization in older adults
Susanna Esposito,Daniela Mari,Luigi Bergamaschini,Annalisa Orenti,Leonardo Terranova,Luca Ruggiero,Valentina Ierardi,Monia Gambino,Francesco della Croce,Nicola Principi +9 more
TL;DR: Results showed that pneumococcal colonization in older people is common, and the monitoring of carriers can offer useful information about the circulation of this pathogen among older people and the potential protective effect ofneumococcal vaccines.
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Corticosteroids in the adjunctive therapy of community-acquired pneumonia: an appraisal of recent meta-analyses of clinical trials.
Charles Feldman,Ronald Anderson +1 more
TL;DR: An evaluation of the latest meta-analyses encompassing both recent and earlier clinical trials, with particular emphasis on the stringent meta-analysis undertaken by Siemieniuk and colleagues (Ann Intern Med 2015;163:519-528).
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Rationale and design of the CAPAMIS study: Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination against community-acquired pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction and stroke
Angel Vila-Corcoles,Inmaculada Hospital-Guardiola,Olga Ochoa-Gondar,Cinta de Diego,Elisabet Salsench,Xavier Raga,Cruz M Fuentes-Bellido +6 more
TL;DR: The results of the study will contribute to clarify the controversial effect of the PPV-23 in preventing community-acquired pneumonia and they will be critical in determining the posible role of pneumococcal vaccination in cardiovascular prevention.
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Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevención de la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en adultos inmunocompetentes*
Asociación Colombiana de Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax,Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Crítica y Cuidado Intensivo,Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Interna,Asociación Colombiana de Infectologia Asociación Colombiana de Infectologia +3 more
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