Predictors of Mortality for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review

Background. Current risk stratification tools, primarily used for CAP, are suboptimal in predicting nursing home acquired pneumonia (NHAP) outcome and mortality. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate current evidence on the usefulness of proposed predictors of NHAP mortality. Methods. PubMed...

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Main Authors: Naveen Dhawan, Naushira Pandya, Michael Khalili, Manuel Bautista, Anurag Duggal, Jaya Bahl, Vineet Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/285983