Simplified cough test can predict the risk for pneumonia in patients with acute stroke.

We investigated the association between the results of a simplified cough test and pneumonia onset in 226 patients with acute stroke admitted to Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital from April to December, 2018. For the simplified cough test, performed on admission, patients orally inhaled a mist of 1% citri...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Nakamori, Eiji Imamura, Miyu Kuwabara, Tomoko Ayukawa, Keisuke Tachiyama, Teppei Kamimura, Yuki Hayashi, Hayato Matsushima, Mika Funai, Tatsuya Mizoue, Shinichi Wakabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239590