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Validity of PSI and CURB-65 Severity Scoring System and Mortality in Community Acquired Pneumonia at Dr.Saiful Anwar Hospital Malang

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 […]

Retrospective Comparison of Three Predictive Methods in Assessing Severity of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Elderly at Dr. Moewardi Hospital Surakarta

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 […]