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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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Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Lionel A. Mandell,Richard G. Wunderink,Antonio Anzueto,John G. Bartlett,G. Douglas Campbell,Nathan C. Dean,Nathan C. Dean,Scott F. Dowell,Daniel M. Musher,Daniel M. Musher,Michael S. Niederman,Michael S. Niederman,Antoni Torres,Cynthia G. Whitney,Michael E. DeBakey Veterans +14 more
TL;DR: This work presents a meta-analyses of the immune system’s response to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and shows clear patterns of decline in the immune systems of elderly patients with compromised immune systems.
A systematic review of the literature
Arindam Basu,Pamela Smartt +1 more
TL;DR: Physicians should consider modification of immunosuppressive regimens to decrease the risk of PTD in high-risk transplant recipients and Randomized trials are needed to evaluate the use of oral glucose-lowering agents in transplant recipients.
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
John G. Bartlett,Scott F. Dowell,Lionel A. Mandell,Thomas M. File,Daniel M. Musher,Michael J. Fine +5 more
TL;DR: This study highlights the need to understand more fully the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the development of central giant cell granuloma and its role in the immune system.
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Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. adults
Seema Jain,Derek J. Williams,Sandra R. Arnold,Krow Ampofo,Anna M. Bramley,Carrie Reed,Chris Stockmann,Evan J. Anderson,Carlos G. Grijalva,Wesley H. Self,Yuwei Zhu,Anami Patel,Weston Hymas,James D. Chappell,Robert A. Kaufman,J. Herman Kan,David Dansie,Noel Lenny,David R. Hillyard,Lia M. Haynes,Min Z. Levine,Stephen Lindstrom,Jonas M. Winchell,Jacqueline M. Katz,Dean D. Erdman,Eileen Schneider,Lauri A. Hicks,Richard G. Wunderink,Kathryn M. Edwards,Andrew T. Pavia,Jonathan A. McCullers,Lyn Finelli +31 more
TL;DR: The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization was highest among the oldest adults and despite current diagnostic tests, no pathogen was detected in the majority of patients.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America
Joshua P. Metlay,Grant W. Waterer,Ann C. Long,Antonio Anzueto,Jan Brozek,Kristina Crothers,Laura A. Cooley,Laura A. Cooley,Nathan C. Dean,Michael J. Fine,Scott A. Flanders,Marie R. Griffin,Mark L. Metersky,Daniel M. Musher,Daniel M. Musher,Marcos I. Restrepo,Marcos I. Restrepo,Cynthia G. Whitney +17 more
TL;DR: Although some recommendations remain unchanged from the 2007 guideline, the availability of results from new therapeutic trials and epidemiological investigations led to revised recommendations for empiric treatment strategies and additional management decisions.
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Community-acquired pneumonia
TL;DR: The emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, the organism responsible for most cases of CAP, has greatly affected the approach to therapy, especially in those patients who are treated empirically.
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The effect of an enhanced infection-control policy on the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection and methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus colonization in acute elderly medical patients
TL;DR: In this article, an enhanced infection control policy was introduced, focusing on handwashing, cephalosporin restriction, 7-day time limits on antibiotics and feedback of infection rates.