Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine.

Authors :: Nor MBM
Richards GA
McGloughlin S
Amin PR
Source :: Journal of critical care [J Crit Care] 2017 Dec; Vol. 42, pp. 360-365. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 03.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: 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.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Advisory Committees
Community-Acquired Infections microbiology
Community-Acquired Infections therapy
Critical Care economics
Developing Countries
Humans
Intensive Care Units economics
Medically Underserved Area
Pneumonia, Bacterial microbiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial therapy
Societies, Medical
Tropical Medicine
Community-Acquired Infections diagnosis
Critical Care standards
Intensive Care Units standards
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Pneumonia, Bacterial diagnosis
Yersinia pestis

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