Background and Objectives: This study aimed to identify demographic and clinical factors at
the time of critical care consultation associated with mortality or intensive care unit …

Background SARS-CoV-2 has drastically affected healthcare globally and causes COVID-
19, a disease that is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. We aim to describe …

Abstract Background Discriminating Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) from Streptococcus
pneumoniae (SP) and viral etiologies of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is …

En los últimos años la llamada «medicina personalizada o de precisión» ha irrumpido con
fuerza en el manejo de las enfermedades, entre ellas las respiratorias. La posibilidad de …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains the first cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide due to infection. Several aspects such as severity and host response are related …

Epithelial cells are an important line of defense within the lung. Disruption of the epithelial
barrier by pathogens enables the systemic dissemination of bacteria or viruses within the …

Introduction Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the most frequent infections
and are prone to inappropriate antibiotic treatments. This results from a limited accuracy of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn considerable attention to viral pneumonia from
clinicians, public health authorities, and the general public. With dozens of viruses able to …

Introduction Lower respiratory tract infections are amongst the main causes for
hospital/intensive care unit admissions and antimicrobial prescriptions. In order to reduce …

Background A low procalcitonin (PCT) concentration facilitates exclusion of bacterial co-
infections in COVID-19, but high costs associated with PCT measurements preclude …