Pneumonia (infectious disease)

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Respiratory infection
Mortality from infectious pneumonia in metal workers: a comparison with deaths from asthma in occupations exposed to respiratory sensitisers

K T Palmer, P Cullinan, S Rice, T Brown, and D Coggon
Thorax 2009 64: 983 -986; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.114280 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Respiratory infection
Stability in community-acquired pneumonia: one step forward with markers?

R Menéndez, R Martinez, S Reyes, J Mensa, E Polverino, X Filella, C Esquinas, A Martinez, P Ramirez, and A Torres
Thorax 2009 64: 987 -992; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.118612 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BTS guidelines
BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009

W S Lim, S V Baudouin, R C George, A T Hill, C Jamieson, I Le Jeune, J T Macfarlane, R C Read, H J Roberts, M L Levy, M Wani, M A Woodhead, and Pneumonia Guidelines Committee of the BTS Standards of Care Committee
Thorax 2009; 64: iii1-55iii. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Blood glucose: of emerging importance in COPD exacerbations

Emma H Baker and Derek Bell
Thorax 2009; 64: 830-832. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pulmonary puzzle
Answer

Thorax 2009; 64: 777. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pneumonia
Does early review by a respiratory physician lead to a shorter length of stay for patients with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia?

T Bewick, V J Cooper, and W S Lim
Thorax 2009 64: 709 -712; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.109983 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Airwaves

Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2009; 64: i. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Biomarkers and community-acquired pneumonia

Jeremy S Brown
Thorax 2009; 64: 556-558. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COPD
Influenza but not pneumococcal vaccination protects against all-cause mortality in patients with COPD

S Schembri, S Morant, J H Winter, and T M MacDonald
Thorax 2009 64: 567 -572; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.106286 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Respiratory infection
Biomarkers improve mortality prediction by prognostic scales in community-acquired pneumonia

R Menéndez, R Martínez, S Reyes, J Mensa, X Filella, M A Marcos, A Martínez, C Esquinas, P Ramirez, and A Torres
Thorax 2009 64: 587 -591; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.105312 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]