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- Title
Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study.
- Authors
Lim, W S; van der Eerden, M M; Laing, R; Boersma, W G; Karalus, N; Town, G I; Lewis, S A; Macfarlane, J T
- Abstract
In the assessment of severity in community acquired pneumonia (CAP), the modified British Thoracic Society (mBTS) rule identifies patients with severe pneumonia but not patients who might be suitable for home management. A multicentre study was conducted to derive and validate a practical severity assessment model for stratifying adults hospitalised with CAP into different management groups.
- Publication
Thorax, 2003, Vol 58, Issue 5, p377
- ISSN
0040-6376
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/thorax.58.5.377