Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine
The aetiology of community acquired pneumonia varies according to the region in which it is acquired. This review discusses those causes of CAP that occur in the tropics and might not be readily recognizable when transplanted to other sites. Various forms of pneumonia including the viral causes such...
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my.iium.irep.61673 http://irep.iium.edu.my/61673/ Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Mat Nor, Mohd Basri Richards, Guy A. McGloughlin, Steve Amin, Pravin R. R Medicine (General) The aetiology of community acquired pneumonia varies according to the region in which it is acquired. This review discusses those causes of CAP that occur in the tropics and might not be readily recognizable when transplanted to other sites. Various forms of pneumonia including the viral causes such as influenza (seasonal and avian varieties), the coronaviruses and the Hantavirus as well as bacterial causes, specifically the pneumonic form of Yersinia pestis and melioidosis are discussed. Elsivier 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61673/1/Pneumonia%20in%20the%20tropics.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61673/7/61673-Pneumonia%20in%20the%20tropics-SCOPUS.pdf Mat Nor, Mohd Basri and Richards, Guy A. and McGloughlin, Steve and Amin, Pravin R. (2017) Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. Journal of Critical Care, 42. pp. 360-365. ISSN 0883-9441 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088394411731715X 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.11.004 |
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The aetiology of community acquired pneumonia varies according to the region in which it is acquired. This review discusses those causes of CAP that occur in the tropics and might not be readily recognizable when transplanted to other sites. Various forms of pneumonia including the viral causes such as influenza (seasonal and avian varieties), the coronaviruses and the Hantavirus as well as bacterial causes, specifically the pneumonic form of Yersinia pestis and melioidosis are discussed. |
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Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine |
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