What is it about?

Therapy, interventions and prognosis of CAP in the ICU

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Why is it important?

Severe CAP (SCAP), accounting for 6% of admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) needs early diagnosis and aggressive interventions at the most proximal point of disease presentation.

Perspectives

Future developments will focus on sepsis biomarkers, molecular diagnostic techniques and the development of novel therapeutic immunomodulaty agents.

Dr Adamantia Liapikou
Sotiria Hospital

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This page is a summary of: The management of severe community acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unit, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, May 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2014.896202.
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