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2579. Pneumonia Severity Index and CURB-65 scoring for the evaluation of community associated pneumonia in patients with cancer at a major cancer center

BACKGROUND: Cancer patients with pneumonia (PNA) have 2 to 21 times higher mortality rate compared to the general population. The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and CURB-65 scale have been used to predict mortality for patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). While these scales are well stu...

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Autores principales: Gali, Varshini, Lee, Yeon Joo, Jani, Krupa, Kaltsas, Anna, Seo, Susan K, Cintron, Melvili
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678027/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2195