Validating CURB-65 score among inpatients with community acquired pneumonia in Pakistan

F. F. Zuberi, A. S. Haque, J. A. Khan, M. Islam (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Community-acquired pneumonia: risk factors and treatment
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: risk factors and treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2094
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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F. F. Zuberi, A. S. Haque, J. A. Khan, M. Islam (Karachi, Pakistan). Validating CURB-65 score among inpatients with community acquired pneumonia in Pakistan. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 2094

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