Prognostic value of severity indicators of nursing-home-acquired pneumonia versus community-acquired pneumonia in elderly patients

Motoi Ugajin, Kenichi Yamaki, Natsuko Hirasawa, Takanori Kobayashi, Takeo Yagi Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ichinomiya-Nishi Hospital, Ichinomiya City, Japan Background: The credibility of prognostic indicators in nursing-home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is not clear. We previously reported a...

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Main Authors: Ugajin M, Yamaki K, Hirasawa N, Kobayashi T, Yagi T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-02-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/prognostic-value-of-severity-indicators-of-nursing-home-acquired-pneum-peer-reviewed-article-CIA