A prospective study of the relationship of severity assessed by modified CURB-65 score and mortality in patients with commmunity acquired pneumonia (CAP)

A. K. Kumaswami, R. K. Kedia, S. K. Khetan, M. O. Donoghue, M. D. Winson (Crewe, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Diagnosis and treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Diagnosis and treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 2228
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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