Meli Yusanti, Oea Khairsyaf, Irvan Medison Abstract Background : Viral is one of infectious organism in community acquired pneumonia (CAP), however it can’t be detected by conventional microbiological test. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test has ability to identify viral on naso-oropharingeal swab in patient with CAP. Methods : It is a prospective cross sectional study. […]
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Fauzijah Sri Rahmawati, Yani Jane Sugiri, Sanarto Santoso, Asri Maharani Abstract Background : Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains as a significant problem in healthcare. Decision to admit the patient become a serious attention. This has led to the development of prognostic scoring system aimed at assisting in risk stratification of patients presenting with CAP. The aim […]
Eddy Surjanto, Yusup Subagio Sutanto, Reviono, Harsini, Dwi Indrayati Abstract Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading infection in cause of death in elderly. The study was to compare the ability of three validated prediction methods for CAP to predict mortality in elderly: the 20 variable Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), the 6-point CURB-65 scale and […]