Background It is unclear whether influenza infection and associated co-infection are
associated with patient-important outcomes in critically ill immunocompromised patients with …

Objective: Viruses are more common than bacteria in patients hospitalized with community-
acquired pneumonia. Little is known, however, about the frequency of respiratory viral …

Objective The role of influenza virus in patients presenting at ED during seasonal-epidemic
periods has not previously been specified. Our objective was to determine its frequency …

The purpose of this study is to explore the drivers of job satisfaction of IT workers in the East
Asian context, particularly in Taiwan, Japan, and China. Using data collected from IT …

Objective This study evaluated the diagnostic value of measuring the levels of procalcitonin
(PCT) and C‐reactive protein (CRP) to differentiate children co‐infected with H1N1 influenza …

Purpose A data mining approach was applied to establish a multilevel hierarchy predicting
physical activity (PA) behavior, and to methodologically identify the correlates of PA …

Objectives Patients with impaired kidney function have a significantly slower decrease of
procalcitonin (PCT) levels during infection. Our aim was to study PCT-guided antibiotic …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is among the most common causes of death and
one of the leading healthcare concerns worldwide. It can evolve into sepsis and septic …

Introduction Although viruses are an underestimated cause of community-acquired
pneumonias (CAP) and hospital-acquired pneumonias (HAP)/ventilator-associated …

The growth of older adults in new regions poses challenges for public health. We know that
these seniors live increasingly alone, and this impairs their health and general wellbeing …