We performed an observational analysis of pro-spectively collected data on 1,474 adult
patients who were hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia; 1,169 patients were …

Background Early failure is a matter of great concern in the treatment of community-acquired
pneumonia. However, information on its causes and risk factors is lacking. Methods …

Background: The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) has been advocated as an objective
measure of risk stratification to help determine the initial site of treatment for patients with …

Abstract From February 1995 through May 1997, we prospectively studied 533 patients with
community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in order to assess the current …

We performed an observational analysis of prospectively collected data on 533 nonseverely
immunosuppressed adult patients who were hospitalized for community-acquired …

We evaluated the usefulness of a rapid urinary antigen test (Binax NOW; Binax) to detect
Streptococcus pneumoniae for the early diagnosis of community-acquired pneumococcal …

Background Bacteremic pneumonia is a major cause of death among neutropenic patients
with cancer. Methods We analyzed the causes, empirical antibiotic therapy, and outcome of …

Background Recent findings suggest that a specific deletion of Dicer1 in mesenchymal
stromal cell-derived osteoprogenitors triggers several features of myelodysplastic syndrome …

BACKGROUND: Prognostic factors of mortality in elderly patients with dementia with
aspiration pneumonia (AP) are scarcely known. We determined the mortality rate and …

Background Research on the effectiveness of COVID-19 booster-based vaccine schedule is
ongoing and real-world data on vaccine effectiveness (VE) in comorbid patients are limited …