Severe pneumonia is associated with high mortality (short and long term), as well as
pulmonary and extrapulmonary complications. Appropriate diagnosis and early initiation of …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the prominent cause of mortality and morbidity
with important clinical impact across the globe. India accounts for 23 per cent of global …

The most recent European guidelines and task force reports on hospital-acquired
pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were published almost 10 …

Lower respiratory tract infections, including hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated
pneumonia, are common in hospitalized patient populations. Standard methods frequently …

Complicated community-acquired pneumonia in a previously well child is a severe illness
characterised by combinations of local complications (eg, parapneumonic effusion …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with high morbidity and mortality
worldwide [1]. Although several different bacteria and respiratory viruses can be responsible …

Cough acoustics contain multitudes of vital information about pathomorphological
alterations in the respiratory system. Reliable and accurate detection of cough events by …

Background In children, necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is an uncommon, severe complication
of pneumonia. It is characterized by destruction of the underlying lung parenchyma resulting …

Background. Metagenomic next‐generation sequencing (mNGS) has made a revolution in
the mode of pathogen identification. We decided to explore the diagnostic value of blood …

Objectives To evaluate performances of the rapid multiplex PCR assay BioFire FilmArray
Pneumonia Panel (FA-PP) for detection of bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance …