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Mortalidad a 30 días en neumonías adquiridas en la comunidad graves por SARS-COV-2 y otros virus respiratorios en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (7), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: En Chile, los virus respiratorios son una causa frecuente de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad (NAC), con admisión a unidades de paciente crítico en adultos. Los agentes etiológicos asociados son influenza A y B, virus respiratorio sincicial (VRS) y Hantavirus, sumándose el SARS-CoV-...

Behavior of clinical and humoral variables on admission as predictors of death in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Comparative study between adults and older adults.

Community-acquired pneumonia is recognized as one of the main infectious health problems worldwide. The objective was to determine the condition of predictors of death for a group of selected clinical conditions, and for laboratory variables frequently used in practice. Study with descriptive design, whi...

Utilidad de la proteína C reactiva sérica en el diagnóstico y tratamiento del adulto inmunocompetente hospitalizado por neumonía adquirida en la comunidad

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (8), 2019
Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is used to monitor patients' response during treatment of infectious diseases. Morbidity and mortality associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is high, particularly in hospitalized patients. Better risk prediction during hospitalization could improve manage...

Do N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels determine the prognosis of community acquired pneumonia?

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, especially in the elderly. The use of clinical risk scores to determine prognosis is complex and therefore leads to errors in clinical practice. Pneumonia can cause increases in the levels of cardiac biomarkers such as N-terminal ...

Proteína 3 contendo um domínio NACHT, porção C-terminal rica em repetições de leucina e de domínio pirina e LL-37: valor prognóstico de novos biomarcadores em pneumonia adquirida na comunidade

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo teve como objetivo determinar os níveis séricos de proteína 3 contendo um domínio NACHT, porção C-terminal rica em repetições de leucina e de domínio pirina (NLRP3) e catelicidina LL-37, bem como investigar sua importância prognóstica em pneumonia adquirida na comu...

Lower long-term mortality in obese patients with community-acquired pneumonia: possible role of CRP

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between obesity and mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in China. METHODS: In total, 909 patients with CAP were recruited for this study from January 2010 to June 2015. All patients were selected and divided int...

Mortalidade e custos da pneumonia pneumocócica em adultos: um estudo transversal

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo A pneumonia pneumocócica é uma causa significativa de morbimortalidade entre adultos. Desta maneira, o objetivo principal deste estudo foi avaliar a mortalidade intra-hospitalar e os custos relacionados à doença adquirida em adultos. Métodos Este estudo transversal utilizou prontu...

Clinical, epidemiological, and etiological profile of inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia in a public hospital in the interior of Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the patient profile, mortality rates, the accuracy of prognostic scores, and mortality-associated factors in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a general hospital in Brazil. Methods: This was a cohort study involving patients with a clinical and laborato...

Neumonía neumocócica bacteriémica en adultos en hospital regional de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (7), 2018
Background: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) is a preventable disease with high morbimortality. Aim: To evaluate clinical aspects and mortality on BPP patients admitted to a Chilean regional hospital. Patients and Methods: We looked for adult patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from ...

Fatores prognósticos em pacientes graves com meningite bacteriana adquirida na comunidade e lesão renal aguda

RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar os fatores prognósticos em pacientes graves com meningite bacteriana adquirida na comunidade e lesão renal aguda. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo com inclusão de pacientes em um hospital terciário dedicado a doenças infecciosas localizado em Fortaleza (CE), com diagnóst...