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Severity assessment in community-acquired pneumonia: a review.

Abstract
Severity assessment is an important early step in the management of patients presenting with community-acquired pneumonia. Various pneumonia-specific scores, generic sepsis scores and predictive biomarkers have been proposed as tools to aid clinicians in key management decisions. However, there is no uniform agreement about the optimum severity assessment tool to use. This review provides a summary of current evidence surrounding severity assessment in adult patients presenting with community-acquired pneumonia.
AuthorsA Singanayagam, J D Chalmers, A T Hill
JournalQJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians (QJM) Vol. 102 Issue 6 Pg. 379-88 (Jun 2009) ISSN: 1460-2393 [Electronic] England
PMID19299247 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Area Under Curve
  • Biomarkers
  • Community-Acquired Infections (diagnosis, mortality)
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia (diagnosis, mortality)
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index

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