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ReviewArchivos de bronconeumologia2015

Review of Non-Bacterial Infections in Respiratory Medicine: Viral Pneumonia.

José María Galván, Olga Rajas, Javier Aspa

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Review in Archivos de bronconeumologia, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

José María GalvánServicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, España.
Olga RajasServicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, España.
Javier AspaServicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, España. Electronic address: jaspa@separ.es.
Hospital Universitario de La Princesa · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although bacteria are the main pathogens involved in community-acquired pneumonia, a significant number of community-acquired pneumonia are caused by viruses, either directly or as part of a co-infection. The clinical picture of these different pneumonias can be very similar, but viral infection is more common in the pediatric and geriatric populations, leukocytes are not generally elevated, fever is variable, and upper respiratory tract symptoms often occur; procalcitonin levels are not generally affected. For years, the diagnosis of viral pneumonia was based on cell culture and antigen detection, but since the introduction of polymerase chain reaction techniques in the clinical setting, identification of these pathogens has increased and new microorganisms such as human bocavirus have been discovered. In general, influenza virus type A and syncytial respiratory virus are still the main pathogens involved in this entity. However, in recent years, outbreaks of deadly coronavirus and zoonotic influenza virus have demonstrated the need for constant alert in the face of new emerging pathogens. Neuraminidase inhibitors for viral pneumonia have been shown to reduce transmission in cases of exposure and to improve the clinical progress of patients in intensive care; their use in common infections is not recommended. Ribavirin has been used in children with syncytial respiratory virus, and in immunosuppressed subjects. Apart from these drugs, no antiviral has been shown to be effective. Prevention with anti-influenza virus vaccination and with monoclonal antibodies, in the case of syncytial respiratory virus, may reduce the incidence of pneumonia.

Indexed as

Pneumonia, ViralAntiviral AgentsCoinfectionCommunicable Diseases, EmergingCommunity-Acquired InfectionsDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease OutbreaksHumansPneumonia, BacterialSeasonsViral VaccinesAntiviral AgentsViral VaccinesAntiviralesAntiviralsCoinfecciónCo-infectionCoronavirusInfluenza virusNeumonía víricaPolymerase chain reactionProcalcitoninProcalcitoninaReacción en cadena de la polimerasaRespiratory syncytial virusVaccinationVacunaciónViral pneumoniaVirus influenzaVirus respiratorio sincitial

Identifiers

PMID25957460
PMCPMC7130696
OpenAlexW1830170361

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