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Comparison of severity predictive rules for hospitalised nursing home-acquired pneumonia in Korea: a retrospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is the leading cause of death among long-term care residents. AIMS: To compare current scoring indices (NHAP model score, Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), CURB-65 (confusion, urea nitrogen, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age >65 years) and SOAR...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jong-Chan, Hwang, Hee-Jin, Park, Yo-Han, Joe, Jun-Hyeon, Chung, Jae-Ho, Kim, Sang-Hwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6442778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23494188
http://dx.doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2013.00011