[HTML][HTML] Global Perspective of Legionella Infection in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

FF Graham, N Finn, P White, S Hales… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Legionnaires' disease (LD)(Legionella) is a common cause of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) in those requiring hospitalization. Geographical variation in the …

Prevalence of atypical pathogens in patients with severe pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Wang, J Tang, Y Tan, Z Song, L Qin - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to summarise the prevalence of atypical pathogens in patients with
severe pneumonia to understand the prevalence of severe pneumonia caused by atypical …

Epidemiology of lower respiratory tract infections in adults

C Feldman, E Shaddock - Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading infectious disease
cause of death in the world and the fifth overall cause of death. From an epidemiological …

Global prevalence of resistance to macrolides in Mycoplasma pneumoniae: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Wang, P Wu, R Tang, W Zhang - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To determine the prevalence of resistance to macrolides in Mycoplasma
pneumoniae worldwide. Methods Prior to 12 December 2020, PubMed, Web of Science …

[HTML][HTML] Weather-dependent risk for Legionnaires' disease, United States

JE Simmering, LA Polgreen, DB Hornick… - Emerging infectious …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and US weather data, we estimated the
probability of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) being diagnosed as Legionnaires' …

[HTML][HTML] Atypical pathogens in adult community-acquired pneumonia and implications for empiric antibiotic treatment: a narrative review

N Garin, C Marti, A Skali Lami, V Prendki - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atypical pathogens are intracellular bacteria causing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
in a significant minority of patients. Legionella spp., Chlamydia pneumoniae and psittaci …

Risk factors, management, and outcomes of Legionella pneumonia in a large, nationally representative sample

J Allgaier, T Lagu, S Haessler, PB Imrey, A Deshpande… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines
recommend against routine Legionella pneumophila testing, but recommend that …

Urinary antigen testing for respiratory infections: current perspectives on utility and limitations

P Kim, A Deshpande, MB Rothberg - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization and death due to infection worldwide.
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila remain among the most commonly …

Clinical diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection: a systematic review

MH Ebell, C Marchello… - The Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Bordetella pertussis (BP) is a common cause of prolonged cough. Our
objective was to perform an updated systematic review of the clinical diagnosis of BP without …

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: rapid evidence review

J Womack, J Kropa - American family physician, 2022 - aafp.org
This article reviews evidence for diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
in adults, including clinical signs and symptoms and current society guidelines for the use of …