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Impact of admission blood glucose level on outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia in older adults

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Although diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for pneumonia, the clinical impact of blood glucose level at the time of admission is not clear. Our goal was to examine the association between ad...

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Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Rajib K, Mahnken, Jonathan D, Rigler, Sally K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3656812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23690696
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S42854