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Review
In children, necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is an uncommon, severe complication of pneumonia. It is characterized by destruction of the underlying lung parenchyma resulting in multiple small, thin-walled cavities ...
Pneumonia 2017 9:11
Published on: 25 July 2017
Erratum
Pneumonia 2017 9:10
Published on: 6 July 2017
The original article was published in Pneumonia 2015 6:6010057
Commentary
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was a major cause of bacterial pneumonia in children prior to the introduction of Hib-conjugate vaccines. The widespread use of Hib-conjugate vaccines ...
Pneumonia 2017 9:9
Published on: 25 June 2017
Research
Precise serotyping of pneumococci is essential for vaccine development, to better understand the pathogenicity and trends of drug resistance. Currently used conventional and molecular methods of serotyping are...
Pneumonia 2017 9:8
Published on: 25 May 2017
Review
Pneumonia 2017 9:7
Published on: 25 April 2017
Review
Since 2000, the widespread adoption of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has had a major impact in the prevention of pneumonia. Limited access to international financial support means some middle-income c...
Pneumonia 2017 9:6
Published on: 25 March 2017
Research
Pneumonia and meningitis are common causes of severe childhood illness in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The etiology of both clinical conditions in PNG has not been recently assessed. Changes in lifestyle, provision...
Pneumonia 2017 9:5
Published on: 5 March 2017
Research
Significance and clinical utility of multiple virus detection by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) in respiratory tract infection remain unclear.
Pneumonia 2017 9:4
Published on: 25 February 2017
Research
Air pollution has been shown to increase the susceptibility to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Previously, we observed an increased incidence of CAP in adults living within 1 km from poultry farms, potenti...
Pneumonia 2017 9:3
Published on: 25 February 2017
Brief report
British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend clarithromycin in addition to beta-lactam antibiotics for patients with community-acquired pneumonia and CURB-65 score 2–5. Intravenous therapy is commonly used bu...
Pneumonia 2017 9:2
Published on: 5 February 2017
Review
Pulmonary infections in the returned traveller are a common presentation. A wide variety of infections may present with pulmonary symptoms. It is important for clinicians to differentiate the cause of these sy...
Pneumonia 2017 9:1
Published on: 25 January 2017
Review
Over the last 10 years, interest in pediatric tuberculosis (TB) has increased dramatically, together with increased funding and research. We have a better understanding of the burden of childhood TB as well as...
Pneumonia 2016 8:20
Published on: 24 November 2016
Review
The accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children remains challenging. A myriad of common childhood diseases can present with similar symptoms and signs, and differentiating between exposure and infectio...
Pneumonia 2016 8:23
Published on: 24 November 2016
Review
Pneumonia remains the most common cause of hospitalization and the most important cause of death in young children. In high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-burden settings, HIV-infected children carry a hig...
Pneumonia 2016 8:19
Published on: 24 November 2016
Research
Despite significant progress, pneumonia is still the leading cause of infectious deaths in children under five years of age. Poor adherence to antibiotics has been associated with treatment failure in World He...
Pneumonia 2016 8:21
Published on: 24 November 2016
Editorial
Pneumonia 2016 8:22
Published on: 24 November 2016
Review
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis (TB) to be responsible for more deaths than any other single infectious disease. The burden of TB among children has frequently been dismissed...
Pneumonia 2016 8:24
Published on: 24 November 2016
Review
Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is an underappreciated problem and accounts for 10 % of all TB deaths worldwide. Children are highly susceptible to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and interrupting TB spread...
Pneumonia 2016 8:18
Published on: 24 November 2016
Review
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of death in both the developed and developing world. The very young and elderly are especially vulnerable. Even with appropriate early antibiotics we still...
Pneumonia 2016 8:17
Published on: 28 October 2016
Commentary
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has the potential to interact with other vaccines containing diphtheria toxin-like antigens (such as those found in the DTP vaccine) upon sequential administration. This is...
Pneumonia 2016 8:16
Published on: 27 September 2016
Research
Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is considered a precursor to pneumococcal diseases including pneumonia. As part of the Kalgoorlie Otitis Media Research Project, we characterised pneumococci isolated from the...
Pneumonia 2016 8:15
Published on: 5 September 2016
Commentary
Following the publication of a volume of Pneumonia focused on diagnosis, the journal’s Editorial Board members debated the definition and classification of pneumonia and came to a consensus on the need to revise ...
Pneumonia 2016 8:14
Published on: 22 August 2016
Brief report
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)-associated ear and respiratory diseases (including pneumonia) represent a major health burden in many parts of the world. NTHi strains retrieved from the upper airways c...
Pneumonia 2016 8:13
Published on: 18 August 2016
Research
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), a conserved virulence factor essential for Streptococcus pneumoniae attachment to upper respiratory tract (URT) epithelia, is a potential vaccine candidate for preventing co...
Pneumonia 2016 8:12
Published on: 15 August 2016
Review
It is now well recognised that cardiac events occur relatively commonly in patients with acute community-acquired pneumonia. While these events are more frequent in patients with underlying risk factors—such a...
Pneumonia 2016 8:11
Published on: 21 July 2016
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