community-acquired pneumonia

Comparative Predictive Value of the Severity Assessment Tools in ICU Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2007; 9(4):330-336

Validation of the following assessment tools (APACHEII, SOFA, CURB-65, CRB-65, PORT, SMRT-CO) was performed based on data obtained from 300 ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Predictive value of the scores was determined using …

Assessment of Mortality Rate and Efficacy of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Sverdlovsk Region

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2006; 8(3):280-288

Efficacy of regional standard of care «CommunityAcquired Pneumonia» and Sverdlovsk regional healthcare program «Intensive Care» were assessed. This paper presents results of retrospective analysis of ICU hospitalizations for severe community-acquired …

Gemifloxacin in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2006; 8(3):260-269

Gemifloxacin is a new respiratory fluoroquinolone that was approved as Factive® in Russian Federation in December 2005. Among the fluoroquinolones this agent is the most active against Streptococcus pneumoniae, and has similar to other respiratory …

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2006; 8(1):54-86

These guidelines are a result of consensus expert opinion based on peer review of the literature published over the last 10 years. References include a number of international guidelines for the management of adults in community-acquired pneumonia …

First 24-hours Lethtality in Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2003; 5(4):380-388

Сommunity-acquired pneumonia remains one of the most common infections in population, and despite the wide array of antimicrobials, it is associated with high lethality rate. First 24-hours mortality is an integral characteristic of the quality of …

Antimicrobials Prescription Pattern in Outpatient Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2000; 2(3):74-81

Case histories of outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who had not required hospitalization were randomly selected in seven regions of Russia for retrospective analysis. Diagnoses were classified according to the ICD-10; antimicrobials …