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Open AccessEpidemiology and risk factors of community-acquired pneumonia in patients with different causes of immunosuppression
Immunosuppression constitutes a significant risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Nevertheless, specific causes of immunosuppression and their relevance for incidence, etiology and prognosis of CAP are ...
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Open AccessValidation of risk scores for prediction of severe pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
Risk scores for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are widely used for standardized assessment in immunocompetent patients and to identify patients at risk for severe pneumonia and death. In immunocompromised ...
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Open AccessUnmet needs in pneumonia research: a comprehensive approach by the CAPNETZ study group
Despite improvements in medical science and public health, mortality of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has barely changed throughout the last 15 years. The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has once again highli...
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Open AccessEarly post-discharge mortality in CAP: frequency, risk factors and a prediction tool
There are few data on mortality after discharge with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Therefore, we evaluated risk factors for 30-day post-discharge mortality after CAP. We included all patients of the pros...
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Open AccessSerum cortisol predicts death and critical disease independently of CRB-65 score in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational cohort study
Several biomarkers and prognostic scores have been evaluated to predict prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Optimal risk stratification remains to be evaluated. The aim of this study was to evalua...