Systemic Inflammatory Response and Outcomes in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients Categorized According to the Smoking Habit or Presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Systemic Inflammatory Response and Outcomes in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients Categorized According to the Smoking Habit or Presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The systemic inflammatory response (SIR) may help to predict clinical progression, treatment failure, and prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Exposure to tobacco smoke may affect the SIR; the role of smoking in CAP has not been consolidated. We evaluated the SIR and outcomes of hospital...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Crisafulli, Catia Cillóniz, Adamantia Liapikou, Marcello Ferrari, Fabiana Busti, Domenico Girelli, Antoni Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
community-acquired pneumonia
smoking habit
inflammatory response
outcomes
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C-reactive protein
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/9/2884

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