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Influenza and bacterial pneumonia - constant companions

Sequential or concomitant influenza and bacterial pneumonia are two common syndromes seen in community-acquired pneumonia. Inadequacies of diagnostic testing make separating simple pneumonia with either bacteria or influenza from concomitant or sequential influenza with both microorganisms difficult...

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Autor principal: Wunderink, Richard G
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20500906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc8974
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description Sequential or concomitant influenza and bacterial pneumonia are two common syndromes seen in community-acquired pneumonia. Inadequacies of diagnostic testing make separating simple pneumonia with either bacteria or influenza from concomitant or sequential influenza with both microorganisms difficult, although the novel 2009 H1N1 epidemic may improve the availability of molecular testing for viruses. Given the frequency of viral pneumonia and diagnostic limitations, empirical antivirals may be underutilized in community-acquired pneumonia. Thankfully, increasingly effective vaccines appear to disrupt this synergistic relationship.
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spelling pubmed-29116912011-05-13 Influenza and bacterial pneumonia - constant companions Wunderink, Richard G Crit Care Commentary Sequential or concomitant influenza and bacterial pneumonia are two common syndromes seen in community-acquired pneumonia. Inadequacies of diagnostic testing make separating simple pneumonia with either bacteria or influenza from concomitant or sequential influenza with both microorganisms difficult, although the novel 2009 H1N1 epidemic may improve the availability of molecular testing for viruses. Given the frequency of viral pneumonia and diagnostic limitations, empirical antivirals may be underutilized in community-acquired pneumonia. Thankfully, increasingly effective vaccines appear to disrupt this synergistic relationship. BioMed Central 2010 2010-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC2911691/ /pubmed/20500906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc8974 Text en Copyright ©2010 BioMed Central Ltd
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Influenza and bacterial pneumonia - constant companions
title Influenza and bacterial pneumonia - constant companions
title_full Influenza and bacterial pneumonia - constant companions
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title_short Influenza and bacterial pneumonia - constant companions
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20500906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc8974
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