Protein-Energy Malnutrition Increases Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Bacterial Pneumonia: A Retrospective Nationwide Database Analysis

Background Malnutrition is a less commonly recognized risk factor for various infections. It encompasses both undernutrition or protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and overnutrition, including obesity. This study aimed to evaluate whether PEM impacts bacterial pneumonia (BP) and, if so, to quantify th...

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Autores principales: Gonakoti, Sriram, Osifo, Iyobosa F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7876587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33585131
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12645

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7876587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33585131
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12645

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