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Bacterial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent hospitali...
Carugati, Manuela; Aliberti, S.; Sotgiu, G.; Blasi, F.; Gori, A.; Menendez, R.; Encheva, M.; Gallego, M.; Leuschner, P.; Ruiz-Buitrago, S.An accurate knowledge of the epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is key for selecting appropriate antimicrobial treatments. Very few etiological studies assessed the appropriateness of empiric guideline recommendations at a multinational level. This study aims at the following: (i) describing the bacterial etiologic distribution of CAP and (ii) assessing the appropriateness of the empirical treat...
Feasibility of computerized adventitious respiratory sounds to assess the effec...
Herrero-Cortina, Beatriz; Oliveira, Ana; Polverino, Eva; Gómez-Trullén, Eva María; Torres, Antoni; Marques, AldaObjective: To examine the feasibility of adventitious respiratory sound (ARS) as an outcome measure to assess the effects of airway clearance techniques (ACTs) in outpatients with bronchiectasis. Methods: ARS were registered pre/post four ACTs sessions. Clinical outcomes included: number of crackles (coarse and fine), number of wheezes (monophonic and polyphonic), wheezes occupation rate (%) and sputum quantity...