Reaching Stability in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Effects of the Severity of Disease, Treatment, and the Characteristics of Patients
Author(s) -
Rosario Menéndez,
Antoni Torres,
Felipe Rodrı́guez de Castro,
Rafael Zalacaín,
Javier Aspa,
J.J. Martín Villasclaras,
Luis Borderías,
José María Benítez,
Juan RuizManzano,
José Blanquer,
Diego Pérez,
Carmen Puzo,
F Sánchez-Gascón,
José Gallardo,
Carlos J. Álvarez,
Luis Molinos
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/426028
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia severity index , pneumonia , hazard ratio , pleural effusion , proportional hazards model , heart failure , blood pressure , prospective cohort study , community acquired pneumonia , heart rate , cardiology , confidence interval
The natural history of the resolution of infectious parameters in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not completely known. The aim of our study was to identify those factors related to host characteristics, the severity of pneumonia, and treatment that influence clinical stability.
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