The CURB-65 scoring system in severity assessment of eastern nigerian patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective observational study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-180

  Mbata, Godwin C ^a   Chukwuka, Chinwe J ^b   Onyedum, Cajetan C ^b   Onwubere, Basden J C ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Curb 65; Eastern nigeria; Icu admissions; Mortality; Severity assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURB 65 SCORING SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EASTERN NIGERIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84878483689     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00034     Document Type: Article

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