Community-acquired pneumonia in children

AKC Leung, AHC Wong, KL Hon - Recent patents on …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity in
developed countries and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing …

Overview: the history and pediatric perspectives of severe acute respiratory syndromes: novel or just like SARS

KL Hon, KKY Leung, AKC Leung, S Sridhar… - Pediatric …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many respiratory viral infections such as influenza and measles result in severe acute
respiratory symptoms and epidemics. In the spring of 2003, an epidemic of coronavirus …

Optimization strategy for the early timing of bronchoalveolar lavage treatment for children with severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

X Wu, W Lu, T Wang, A Xiao, X Guo, Y Xu, S Li… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Early evaluation of severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP) and
the prompt utilization of fiberoptic bronchoscopic manipulation can effectively alleviate …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): latest developments in potential treatments

KL Hon, KKY Leung, AKC Leung, SY Qian… - Drugs in …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many viral respiratory infections can cause severe acute respiratory symptoms leading to
mortality and morbidity. In the spring of 2003, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …

Relationship between pneumonia and cardiovascular diseases: A retrospective cohort study of the general population

JJ Yeh, CL Lin, CH Kao - European journal of internal medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims To evaluate the relationship between cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and pneumonia
in the general population. Methods This retrospective observational study included two …

Severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children admitted to pediatric intensive care

KM Moynihan, A Barlow, C Nourse… - The Pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and may
cause life-threatening disease in children. We identified 30 (0.3%) confirmed M …

[HTML][HTML] Paediatrics: how to manage acute respiratory distress syndrome

KL Hon, KKY Leung, F Oberender, AKC Leung - Drugs in Context, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a significant cause of mortality
and morbidity amongst critically ill children. The purpose of this narrative review is to provide …

[HTML][HTML] MiR-181b serves as diagnosis and prognosis biomarker in severe community-acquired pneumonia

Q Li, T Wu, S Li - Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is a common critical disease in the
intensive care unit (ICU). This study aims to evaluate the clinical significance of miR-181b in …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of infantile feire kechuan oral solution against mycoplasma pneumoniae infection of A549 cells

R Wan, M Jia, H Dou, P Tu, D Shi, Q Yuan… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a leading cause of community-acquired respiratory
infections. Infantile Feire Kechuan Oral Solution (IFKOS) is effective for treatment of M …

[PDF][PDF] Severe acute respiratory symptoms and suspected SARS again 2020

KL Hon, KK Leung - Hong Kong Med J, 2020 - researchgate.net
To the Editor—In a statement to the media on 3 January 2020, the Hong Kong Centre for
Health Protection (CHP), citing provincial health commission sources, reported that they …