[Update pneumonia 2012]. / Update Pneumonie 2012.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr
; 137(44): 2265-80; quiz 2281-4, 2012 Nov.
Article
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| ID: mdl-23093399
ABSTRACT
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung parenchyma and defined as combination of a novel radiological infiltrate with typical signs and symptoms. There are 3 distinguished entities of pneumonia community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), and pneumonia in the immunocompromised patient. The spectrum of pathogens is increasing from CAP, mostly caused by pneumococci, over HAP (additional multi-drug resistant pathogens) to pneumonia in the immunocompromised (additional opportunistic pathogens). Therefore, each entity demands a specific diagnostic and therapeutic approach. This review compares the 3 forms of pneumonia and presents a guideline based clinical approach in the context of current studies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Oportunistas
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Neumonía Bacteriana
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Revista:
Dtsch Med Wochenschr
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania