Systemic inflammation elicited by sepsis can induce an acute cerebral dysfunction known as
sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Recent evidence suggests that SAE is common …

Background: The quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) has been proposed
for prediction of mortality in patients with suspected infection. Purpose: To summarize and …

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) lead to more deaths each year than any other
infectious disease category. Despite this, etiologic LRTI pathogens are infrequently …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death among infectious
diseases and an important health problem, having considerable implications for healthcare …

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

While the world is grappling with the consequences of a global pandemic related to SARS-
CoV-2 causing severe pneumonia, available evidence points to bacterial infection with …

Background The usefulness of the quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure
Assessment (qSOFA) score in providing bedside criteria for early prediction of poor …

Background Recently, the concept of sepsis was redefined by an international task force.
This international task force of experts recommended using the quick Sequential Organ …

Purpose Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is still associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. In this point-of-view review paper, a group of experts discuss the …

Objective To identify sensitivity, specificity and predictive accuracy of quick sequential organ
failure assessment (qSOFA) score and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) …