Successful rivaroxaban and doxycycline therapy for Mycoplasma pneumonia with pulmonary embolism in children: a case report by Fang Xiaoqian, Lu Hemin

“…We present a case of successful treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M pneumoniae) with pulmonary embolism in a child using rivaroxaban and doxycycline, thereby exploring a more appropriate treatment option. …”
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How Nova Scotia General Practitioners Choose Antibiotics for the Empirical Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Jacob Pendergrast, Thomas J Marrie

“…OBJECTIVE: To gain an understanding of how physicians in general practice choose antibiotics for the empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).…”
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Characteristics and Clinical Course of Adult Inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia at High Altitude by Javier Leonardo Galindo, Juan Ricardo Lutz, María Alejandra Izquierdo, Katherine Parra, Lina María Prieto, Jorge Alberto Carrillo

“…We conducted a concurrent cohort study of adult patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Demographic, clinical, and treatment data were extracted from electronic records. …”
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Children from 0 to 4 Years Old Carrying Streptococcus Pneumoniae. A Community Study by Olga Olivia Tejeda Hernández

Subjects: “…streptococcus pneumoniae…”
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Innate Immune Effectors Play Essential Roles in Acute Respiratory Infection Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae by Dong Liu, Zhifu Chen, Yue Yuan, Haiming Jing, Jintao Zou, Xiaoli Zhang, Xi Zeng, Weijun Zhang, Quanming Zou, Jinyong Zhang

“…However, the roles of these effectors are not clearly defined during Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) respiratory infection. In the current study, we established an acute pneumonia model of K. pneumoniae respiratory infection in mice and confirmed that the injury was most severe 48 h post infection. …”
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Molecular characterization of ST15 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in a single patient by Yongjin Hu, Rong Tang, Shanshan Jin, Jiahao Guan, Xiaoxiao Meng, Zengpeijie Dan, Ruilan Wang, Hong-Yu Ou, Jian Lu

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Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection in COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit: A Series of Four Cases by Shrey Shah, Chaitanya Karlapalem, Pratik Patel, Nikhil Madan

“…Bacterial coinfections in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia are uncommon, when compared to coinfections with other respiratory viruses. …”
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Reproducibility of Protected Brush Catheter Specimen Cultures in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Nosocomial Pneumonia by George A Fox, David J Leasa, William J Sibbald, David G McCormack

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the reproducibility of two protected brush catheter (PBC) specimens obtained during the same bronchoscopy in critically ill patients with suspected ventilator associated pneumonia.…”
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Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Adult—A Case Report and Literature Review by Jaspreet Kaler, Osama Mukhtar, Bilal Khan, Binav Shrestha, Ravinder Kaler, Brandon Ting, Mazin Khalid

“…Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and many extrapulmonary manifestations have been described, but rhabdomyolysis is infrequently reported in adults. …”
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Effect of colistin-tigecycline combination on colistin-resistant and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii by Suyeon Park, Yanhong Jin, Kwan Soo Ko

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Klebsiella pneumoniae Orbital Cellulitis: Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes in a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan by Chieh-Hung Yen, Shu-Ya Wu, Yi-Lin Liao

“…To report six cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae orbital cellulitis without preceding endophthalmitis. …”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia Treated with Lower-Dose Palivizumab in a Heart Transplant Recipient by J. L. Grodin, K. S. Wu, E. E. Kitchell, J. Le, J. D. Mishkin, M. H. Drazner, D. W. Markham

“…This paper describes a 70-year-old man with a remote history of heart transplantation who presented with signs and symptoms of pneumonia. Chest computed tomography (CT) imaging demonstrated new patchy ground glass infiltrates throughout the upper and lower lobes of the left lung, and the RSV direct fluorescence antibody (DFA) was positive. …”
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The association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and prognosis in lung cancer patients: a prospective study by Maolin Liu, Hailing Ye, Tao Lin, Zishan Chen, Xinying Xu, Jinman Zhuang, Yongsheng Yang, Xuezhen Chen, Chunting Chen, Mengxin Lin, Fei He

Subjects: “…Chlamydia pneumoniae…”
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Serum Vitamin D Level and Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case-Control Study by Guwani Liyanage, Anusha Kaneshapillai, Suthesan Kanthasamy

“…Recent research has shown conflicting evidence on the connection between vitamin D deficiency and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. Thus, we hypothesized that vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for CAP. …”
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Hemosiderin-Laden Macrophages in Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Predictive Role for Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Toru Arai, Tomoko Kagawa, Yumiko Sasaki, Reiko Sugawara, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, Kazunobu Tachibana, Yoshiki Fujita, Seiji Hayashi, Yoshikazu Inoue

“…This retrospective study examined the ability of HLMs in BALF to predict the acute exacerbation (AE) of chronic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs). Methods. Two hundred and twenty-one patients with IIP diagnosed by bronchoscopy were enrolled in the study (IPF, n = 87; IIPs other than IPF, n = 134). …”
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Martín Brizuela, María Carolina Palermo, Tomás Alconada, María Macarena Sandoval, Eugenia Ramirez Wierzbicki, Joaquín Cantos, Paula Gagetti, Agustín Ciapponi, Ariel Bardach, Silvina Ruvinsky

“…<h4>Background</h4>Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, causing bacteremic pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, and other invasive pneumococcal diseases. …”
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Correlation of cytokine storm with ocular fundus abnormalities in critically ill patients with severe viral pneumonia by Yun Yu, Yun-jiao Zhao, Qi-hang Zhou, Xiao-yin Zhou, Yu-qing Lan, Hai-jun Gong

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Chronic Lipoid Pneumonia in a 9-Year-Old Child Revealed by Recurrent Chest Pain by A. Hochart, C. Thumerelle, L. Petyt, C. Mordacq, A. Deschildre

“…Lipoid pneumonia in children is a rare disorder due to accumulation of fatty oily material in the alveoli and usually associated with an underlying condition. …”
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Population-Based Surveillance for Hypermucoviscosity Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Community-Acquired Bacteremia in Calgary, Alberta by Gisele Peirano, Johann DD Pitout, Kevin B Laupland, Bonnie Meatherall, Daniel B Gregson

“…The characteristics of hypermucoviscosity isolates among Klebsiella pneumoniae causing community-acquired bacteremia were investigated. …”
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBAPENEM RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AT A TERTIARY CARE LABORATORY IN KERALA, INDIA by Swapna C. Senan, Jithu Paul Jacob, Ramani Bhai

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