Treatment of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia and Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the United States and the Netherlands: An Ocean Apart

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 691-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny T. Van Der Steen ◽  
Robin L. Kruse ◽  
Marcel E. Ooms ◽  
Miel W. Ribbe ◽  
Gerrit Van Der Wal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Predicting Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

JAMA ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 286 (19) ◽  
pp. 2427 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Mehr ◽  
Ellen F. Binder ◽  
Robin L. Kruse ◽  
Steven C. Zweig ◽  
Richard Madsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Nursing Home Residents

Risk Factors for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Death Among Infants in the United States, 1999-2004

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. e768-e776 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Singleton ◽  
E. A. Wirsing ◽  
D. L. Haberling ◽  
K. Y. Christensen ◽  
C. D. Paddock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Clinical Progress Note: Procalcitonin in the Management of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 688-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie E Katz ◽  
Laura F Sartoni ◽  
Derek J Williams
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Diagnostic Aid ◽  
Antibiotic Overuse

Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker that has shown promise to identify bacterial etiology in acute infections, including bacterial lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). In 2017, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of PCT as a diagnostic aid to guide the decisions around antibiotic therapy in acute LRTI.1 Although most of the data supporting the use of PCT for LRTI stems from adult studies, the high disease burden, predominance of viral etiologies, and frequent diagnostic uncertainty resulting in antibiotic overuse make pediatric LRTI an ideal target for the use of PCT as a diagnostic aid. This review evaluates and summarizes the current evidence regarding the role of PCT in the clinical care of pediatric LRTI, including its use in guiding antibiotic use and prognosticating disease severity.

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