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Guidelines for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnosis, assessment of severity, antimicrobial therapy, and prevention.
Michael S. Niederman,Lionel A. Mandell,Antonio Anzueto,J. B. Bass,W. A. Broughton,G. D. Campbell,Nathan C. Dean,Thomas M. File,Michael J. Fine,Peter A. Gross,Fernando J. Martinez,Thomas J. Marrie,Joseph F. Plouffe,Josep Ramírez,G. A. Sarosi,Antoni Torres,Robert Wilson,Victor L. Yu +17 more
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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.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.
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
Wei Shen Lim,M M van der Eerden,Richard Laing,Wim Boersma,Noel Karalus,G. I. Town,Sarah Lewis,J T Macfarlane +7 more
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
Nelson Lee,David S.C. Hui,Alan Wu,Paul K.S. Chan,Peter Cameron,Gavin M. Joynt,Anil T. Ahuja,Man Yee Yung,Chi-Bon Leung,Ka Fai To,Siu F. Lui,Cheuk-Chun Szeto,S.C.Sydney Chung,Joseph J.Y. Sung +13 more
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
Lionel A. Mandell,John G. Bartlett,Scott F. Dowell,Thomas M. File,Daniel M. Musher,Cynthia G. Whitney +5 more
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
Michael J. Fine,Thomas E. Auble,Donald M. Yealy,Barbara H. Hanusa,Lisa A. Weissfeld,Daniel E. Singer,Christopher M. Coley,Thomas J. Marrie,Wishwa N. Kapoor +8 more
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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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
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The protective efficacy of polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
Eugene D. Shapiro,Anne T. Berg,Robert Austrian,Donna Schroeder,Valerie J. Parcells,Amy Margolis,Russell K. Adair,John D. Clemens +7 more
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.