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Guidelines for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnosis, assessment of severity, antimicrobial therapy, and prevention.

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This article is published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.The article was published on 2001-06-01. It has received 2116 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pneumonia severity index & Pneumonia.

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Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia the official statement of the American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Disease Society of America (特集 救急診療ガイドライン) -- (海外のガイドライン)

TL;DR: The Methodology used to Prepare the Guideline Epidemiology Incidence Etiology and Recommendations for Assessing Response to Therapy Suggested Performance Indicators is summarized.
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Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study

TL;DR: A simple six point score based on confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age can be used to stratify patients with CAP into different management groups.
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A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

TL;DR: SARS is a serious respiratory illness that led to significant morbidity and mortality in this cohort of 138 cases of suspected SARS during a hospital outbreak in Hong Kong.
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Update of Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults

TL;DR: It was decided that all of the information dealing with the initial empiric treatment regimens should be in tabular format with footnotes, and the topics selected for updating have been organized according to the headings used in the August 2000 CAP guidelines.
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A prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

TL;DR: A prediction rule that stratifies patients into five classes with respect to the risk of death within 30 days accurately identifies the patients with community-acquired pneumonia who are at low risk for death and other adverse outcomes and may help physicians make more rational decisions about hospitalization for patients with pneumonia.
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The efficacy of influenza vaccine in elderly persons. A meta-analysis and review of the literature.

TL;DR: In a meta-analysis of 20 cohort studies, the pooled estimates of vaccine efficacy (1-odds ratio) were 56% (95% CI, 39% to 68%) for preventing respiratory illness, 53% (CI, 35% to 66%), for preventing pneumonia, 50%(CI, 28% to 65%), and 68% (i.e., 56% to 76%).
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The Efficacy of Influenza Vaccine in Elderly Persons

TL;DR: The meta-analysis confirms the findings of several recent studies on the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in elderly persons and should heighten physician awareness and encourage the universal annual use of influenza vaccine in elderly Persons.
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The protective efficacy of polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.

TL;DR: Polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine is efficacious in preventing invasive pneumitiscal infections in immunocompetent patients with indications for its administration and should be used more widely.
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