Comparison of Pneumonia-specific Scores, Sepsis Score and Generic Score in Predicting the Severity of Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Pneumonia is defined as inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma caused by an infectious agent. Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is a heterogeneous disease with a significant disease burden, morbidity, and mortality. Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia (SCAP) has been proven to be as...

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Main Authors: DV Pratapa Reddy, V Vijayakumari, R Sunil Kumar, Ch RN Bhushana Rao, S Gowtham, Shalini Perumal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/19308/68302_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_QC(SHK_RDW_IS)_PF1(VD_SS_OM)_PFA(VD_KM)_PN(KM).pdf