Thus does the Infectious Diseases Society of America summarize, in the introduction to its 1998 guidelines, the challenges of devising a treatment plan for community-acquired pneumonia. In this article, Dr Farber addresses the problems of choosing antimicrobial therapy when the pathogen is unknown ...
Overview Risks Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention What is community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)?CAP is a lung infection that you get outside of a hospital or nursing home setting. Your lungs become inflamed and cannot work well. CAP may be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.What increases...
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients, and the most important cause of death in the developed world. Optimised treatment and care will benefit patients as well as the health economy. This study investigated in-hospital compliance with gu...
CMVs are recognized pathogens that cause community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in compromised hosts, such as, those who undergo transplants and those on immunosuppressive drugs or steroids. This article discusses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapy for this viral CAP....
Despite significant global reductions in cases of pneumonia during the last 3 decades, pneumonia remains the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality in ch
SCAP Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia 1. Introduction Mortality related to severe community acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is still a major concern, especially in the aged, despite advances in rapid diagnostic tests, newer treatment options and vaccine strategies. Pneumonia related mortality in those admitt...
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METHODS: A total number of 110 patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia between January 1997 and September 2001. Their medical records were reviewed, with pneumonia severity index, and other risk factors, the time to resolution, and the results of treatment being evaluated. RESULTS: The ...
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admission rates for community-acquired pneumonia more than doubled between 2000 and 2010. 1,2 The driving factors behind this increase are unclear, but a higher prevalence of comorbid conditions in the aging population has been suggested. 1,2 One comorbid condition associated with hospitali- zation...