The rapid identification of these phenotypes could facilitate the screening of sCAP patients responsive to corticosteroid in future prospective clinical trials. In this study, we included the most ...

Image Credit: Ground Picture / Shutterstock A recent study published in the journal Microorganisms presented a case report of an older male with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP ...

unimi.it Childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is common, and recent data have shown that the number of children with severe CAP is increasing worldwide. Regardless of geographical area, severe ...

The BTS guidelines define severe pneumonia (“rule 1”) as the presence of two or more of the following features on hospital admission 4: Worsening renal function as defined by a serum creatinine of ...

Background: Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia (SCAP) is a serious global health issue with high incidence and mortality rates. In recent years, the role of biomarkers such as Connective Tissue ...

Aerobic gram-negative bacilli including P aeruginosa are increasingly common as a cause of pneumonia in the community. S aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Legionella species, Mycobacterium ...

Objectives We aimed to summarise the prevalence of atypical pathogens in patients with severe pneumonia to understand the prevalence of severe pneumonia caused by atypical pathogens, improve clinical ...