The intensive care management, mortality and prognostic indicators in severe community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1301-1306

  Potgieter, P D ^a,b   Hammond, J M J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Intensive care; Outcome; Pneumococcal pneumonia

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOCK;

EID: 0030457674     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709542     Document Type: Article

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