Severe community-acquired pneumonia.
Eur Respir Rev
; 31(166)2022 Dec 31.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2300932
ABSTRACT
Severe community-acquired pneumonia is the most life-threatening form of community-acquired pneumonia, characterised by intensive care unit admission and high morbidity and mortality. In this review article, we cover in depth six aspects of severe community-acquired pneumonia that are still controversial use of PCR molecular techniques for microbial diagnosis; the role of biomarkers for initial management; duration of treatment, macrolides or quinolones in the initial empirical antibiotic therapy; the use of prediction scores for drug-resistant pathogens to modify initial empiric therapy; the use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation and high-flow nasal oxygen; and the use of corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in severe community-acquired pneumonia.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
16000617.0123-2022
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