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Edition: 2
Release: 2011-05-19
Publisher: JTE Multimedia
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN/ASIN: B0051VF8BY
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB
New Modalities in Treating Pneumococcal Pneumonia (DOI pdf
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Despite the availability of effective antibiotics and intensive medical care, pneumococcal pneumonia is still associated with substantial mortality. Early diagnosis is becoming increasingly possible. This article reviews several adjunctive measures that might be instituted at or soon after admission in patients who are hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia that is found to be due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Available data favor the use of a macrolide together with a β-lactam antibiotic for treatment, based largely on immunomodulatory activity of macrolides. Two large subgroup analyses from a single major study suggest that activated protein C (eg, drotrecogin) should be considered for patients with severe sepsis, organ failure, and an Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score > 25 due to pneumococcal pneumonia. Statins exert an anti-inflammatory effect and several retrospective studies suggest that their use might ameliorate the adverse effects of pneumonia. Bec Download New Modalities in Treating Pneumococcal Pneumonia (DOI for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve
Download New Modalities in Treating Pneumococcal Pneumonia (DOI: 10.3810/hp.2011.04.398) (Hospital Practice) pdf
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