The overall prevalence of bacteremia was low, although patients with complicated pneumonia such as empyema had relatively high rates of bacteremia. Positive blood culture results were often ...

Eating plenty of fiber, monitoring carb intake, limiting portion sizes, and other habits can help keep blood sugar levels within a healthy range. Prediabetes is characterized by higher-than-normal ...

Introduction: Admission blood pressure (BP) assessment is a central component of severity assessment for community acquired pneumonia. The aim of this study was to establish which readily available ...

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