Prospective observational study of bacteremic pneumococcal p... : Critical Care Medicine
Prospective observational study of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: Effect of discordant …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the presentation, resolution of symptoms, processes of care, and
outcomes of pneumococcal pneumonia, and to compare features of the bacteremic and …

Background Although monotherapy for pneumococcal pneumonia is standard, a survival
benefit of combination β-lactam and macrolide therapy has been suggested. Hypothesis …

Objective To determine mortality and factors that might predict outcome in severe community-
acquired pneumococcal pneumonia treated by a standard protocol. Design Prospective …

Retrospective studies have suggested that combination antibiotic therapy for severe
bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia may reduce mortality. We assessed this issue in a …

BACKGROUND: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia has not been the subject of a
multicentre Canadian Study. OBJECTIVES: To compare bacteremic community‐acquired …

Purpose Further examination of clinical outcomes and inflammatory response of bacteremic
pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is of great interest to enhance the …

Background A cohort of patients with bacteremic Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia
was reviewed to assess why mortality is higher in health-care-associated pneumonia …

Limited data are available about the impact of antimicrobial resistance on clinical outcomes
in cases of pneumococcal pneumonia. This was studied in 146 persons hospitalized with …

Objective To identify risk factors for death and respiratory failure in persons with penicillin-
sensitive pneumococcal bacteremia and pneumonia from data available at initial clinical …