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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...
Spacers and valved holding chambers : the risk of switching to different chambers
Lavorini, Federico; Barreto, Celeste; van Boven, Job FM; Carroll, Will; Conway, Joy; Costello, Richard W.; Dahl, Birthe HellqvistSpacers are pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) accessory devices developed to reduce problems of poor inhaler technique with pMDIs. Spacers that feature a 1-way inspiratory valve are termed valved holding chambers (VHCs); they act as aerosol reservoirs, allowing the user to actuate the pMDI device and then inhale the medication in a 2-step process that helps users overcome challenges in coordinating pMDI a...