Progression of the Radiologic Severity Index predicts mortality in patients with parainfluenza virus-associated lower respiratory infections.

Progression of the Radiologic Severity Index predicts mortality in patients with parainfluenza virus-associated lower respiratory infections.

BACKGROUND:Radiologic severity may predict adverse outcomes after lower respiratory tract infection (LRI). However, few studies have quantified radiologic severity of LRIs. We sought to evaluate whether a semi-quantitative scoring tool, the Radiologic Severity Index (RSI), predicted mortality after...

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Main Authors: Ajay Sheshadri, Dimpy P Shah, Myrna Godoy, Jeremy J Erasmus, Juhee Song, Liang Li, Scott E Evans, Roy F Chemaly, Burton F Dickey, David E Ost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5957350?pdf=render

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