Disease severity prediction for nursing home-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department.

Abstract

PSI and CURB-65 are useful for identification of patients with less severe NHAP.

Full Text

• DOI - Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (DOI)
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Subjects

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Community-Acquired Infections
• Cross Infection
• Emergency Service, Hospital
• Female
• Hong Kong
• Humans
• Male
• Nursing Homes
• Pneumonia
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Prognosis
• Prospective Studies
• Sensitivity and Specificity
• Severity of Illness Index

Authors

• S Y Man
• C A Graham
• S S W Chan
• P S K Mak
• A H Y Yu
• C S K Cheung
• P S Y Cheung
• G Lui
• N Lee
• M Chan
• M Ip
• T H Rainer

Publication date

2011-11-21

Journal

Journal topics

• Emergency Medicine

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR.

Release reference

Emerg Med J. 2011 Dec;28(12):1046-50

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