Mortality among severe community-acquired pneumonia patients depends on combinations of 2007 IDSA/ATS minor criteria

Mortality among severe community-acquired pneumonia patients depends on combinations of 2007 IDSA/ATS minor criteria

Objectives: The individual 2007 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) minor criteria for severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are of unequal weight in predicting mortality. It is not clear whether the combinations of predictive findings might imply diverse...

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Main Authors: Hai-yan Li, Qi Guo, Wei-dong Song, Yi-ping Zhou, Ming Li, Xiao-ke Chen, Hui Liu, Hong-lin Peng, Hai-qiong Yu, Xia Chen, Nian Liu, Zhong-dong Lü, Li-hua Liang, Qing-zhou Zhao, Mei Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Severe community-acquired pneumonia
Minor criteria
Combination
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001940

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