Severity Assessment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Malawi: Derivation of a Novel Index (SWAT-Bp) Which Outperforms CRB-65

OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of CRB-65 (Confusion, Respiratory rate >30 breaths/min, BP<90/60 mmHg, age >65 years) as a pneumonia severity index in a Malawian hospital population, and determine whether an alternative score has greater accuracy in this setting. DESIGN: Forty three varia...

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Autores principales: Birkhamshaw, Edmund, Waitt, Catriona J., Innes, Michael, Waitt, Peter I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24324763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082178

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24324763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082178

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