Assessment of clinical applicability of pneumonia scores to determine patients with community-acquired pneumonia who will need hospital admission
Introduction Evaluation of the severity is a main factor in dealing with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Pneumonia severity index (PSI) or the CURB-65 (acronym for C: confusion, U: urea, R: respiratory rate, B: blood pressure, and 65: age ≥65 years) can precisely recognize patients with a low th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2019;volume=68;issue=2;spage=224;epage=230;aulast=Mohamed |