Lower respiratory tract infections and tuberculosis are responsible for the death of about 4.5
million people each year and are the main causes of mortality in children under 5 years of …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can occur at any time of life, but its incidence and
risk of death are linked to increasing age. CAP in the elderly is a major health problem …

Background Little information on the current burden of community-acquired pneumonia
(CAP) in adults in Germany is available. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study …

The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) 7 and 13 into national
childhood immunization programs in the US in 2000 and 2010, respectively, proved to be …

Summary sCAP is associated with a high clinical burden. Therefore, deep knowledge is
necessary for its management. In general, diagnosis, treatment and management are based …

Antimicrobial resistance is a global concern, and prudent use of antibiotics is essential to
preserve the current armamentarium of effective drugs. Acute respiratory tract infection is the …

El objetivo de actualizar la normativa de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad es
proporcionar unas directrices, basadas en un resumen crítico de la literatura actualizada …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease. The
prevalence of SSc ranges from 7 to 700 cases per million worldwide. Due to multiple organ …

Rationale: Ambient air pollution exposure has been linked to mortality from chronic
cardiorespiratory diseases, while evidence on respiratory infections remains more limited …

Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading infectious disease
cause of death in the world and the fifth overall cause of death. From an epidemiological …