Pneumonia versus aspiration pneumonitis in nursing home residents: Prospective application of a clinical algorithm

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 755-761

  Mylotte, Joseph M ^a,b   Goodnough, Susan ^a   Gould, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aspiration pneumonia; Nursing home; Pneumonia; Pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20444500964     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53258.x     Document Type: Review

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