Pneumonia acquired in the Community

A bibliographical revision of the main aspects in the diagnosis and treatment of the patients suffering from pneumonia acquired in the community is carried out. Microorganisms responsible for this type of pneumonia are mention in this paper as well as the available diagnostic methods for germs isola...

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Main Authors: María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Iris González Morales, Dianelis Sierra Martínez
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2007-06-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/263
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description A bibliographical revision of the main aspects in the diagnosis and treatment of the patients suffering from pneumonia acquired in the community is carried out. Microorganisms responsible for this type of pneumonia are mention in this paper as well as the available diagnostic methods for germs isolation. Different guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of this disease published by several medical societies and scientific institutions are analyzed by means of a review of the stratification index of the patients used in each of them. Aspects related to the duration of the treatment and the possible causes associated with the unfavorable evolution are stated.<strong><br /></strong>
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spelling doaj-art-1ddf9dc81aa3462585b9b44e3db60f652025-01-30T21:28:39ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2007-06-01512941262Pneumonia acquired in the CommunityMaría Caridad Fragoso MarchanteIris González MoralesDianelis Sierra MartínezA bibliographical revision of the main aspects in the diagnosis and treatment of the patients suffering from pneumonia acquired in the community is carried out. Microorganisms responsible for this type of pneumonia are mention in this paper as well as the available diagnostic methods for germs isolation. Different guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of this disease published by several medical societies and scientific institutions are analyzed by means of a review of the stratification index of the patients used in each of them. Aspects related to the duration of the treatment and the possible causes associated with the unfavorable evolution are stated.<strong><br /></strong>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/263infecciones comunitarias adquiridasneumonía
spellingShingle María Caridad Fragoso Marchante
Iris González Morales
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infecciones comunitarias adquiridas
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title Pneumonia acquired in the Community
title_full Pneumonia acquired in the Community
title_fullStr Pneumonia acquired in the Community
title_full_unstemmed Pneumonia acquired in the Community
title_short Pneumonia acquired in the Community
title_sort pneumonia acquired in the community
topic infecciones comunitarias adquiridas
neumonía
url http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/263
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