Background A basic paradigm of human infection is that acute bacterial disease is caused
by fast growing planktonic bacteria while chronic infections are caused by slow-growing, …

Background Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for community-acquired pneumonia,
whereas the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in patients with …

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a severe infection, with high mortality.
Antibiotic strategies for CAP differ across Europe. The objective of the study was to …

Rationale The ratio of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte (MLR) and
platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR) are biomarkers that have shown potential for predicting …

Hyperglycaemia is common in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and is a
predictor of severe outcomes. Data are scarce regarding whether this association is affected …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is the most important tool for assessing central nervous
system (CNS) disease. An elevated CSF leukocyte count rarely provides the final diagnosis …

Background To investigate the use of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in patients hospitalized
with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the association with mortality. Methods …

To investigate whether hemoglobin, white blood cell count (WBC), urea, sodium, albumin,
and C-reactive protein at discharge in patients hospitalized for community-acquired …

Bacterial aerobic respiration may determine the outcome of antibiotic treatment in experimental
settings, but the clinical relevance of bacterial aerobic respiration for the outcome of …

Background: Readmission after community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is common but
knowledge about risk factors is limited. Objective: To investigate whether haemoglobin, white …