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ReviewNature reviews. Disease primers2021

Pneumonia.

Antoni Torres, Catia Cilloniz, Michael S Niederman, Rosario Menéndez, James D Chalmers, Richard G Wunderink, Tom van der Poll

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Review in Nature reviews. Disease primers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 416 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
416citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
76.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

416 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 767 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nanopore sequencing for microbiological diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  4. Five-decade prevalence of delirium in pneumonia, risk factors and associated mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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  11. Pulmonary infections in an acute palliative care unit.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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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

7 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Antoni TorresDepartment of Pneumology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. atorres@clinic.cat.ORCID 0000-0002-8643-2167
Catia CillonizDepartment of Pneumology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. catiacilloniz@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4646-9838
Michael S NiedermanDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0293-386X
Rosario MenéndezDepartment of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
James D ChalmersScottish Centre for Respiratory Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
Richard G WunderinkDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8527-4195
Tom van der PollCenter of Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases · ESAmsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NLCornell University · USHospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe · ESNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Dundee · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pneumonia is a common acute respiratory infection that affects the alveoli and distal airways; it is a major health problem and associated with high morbidity and short-term and long-term mortality in all age groups worldwide. Pneumonia is broadly divided into community-acquired pneumonia or hospital-acquired pneumonia. A large variety of microorganisms can cause pneumonia, including bacteria, respiratory viruses and fungi, and there are great geographical variations in their prevalence. Pneumonia occurs more commonly in susceptible individuals, including children of <5 years of age and older adults with prior chronic conditions. Development of the disease largely depends on the host immune response, with pathogen characteristics having a less prominent role. Individuals with pneumonia often present with respiratory and systemic symptoms, and diagnosis is based on both clinical presentation and radiological findings. It is crucial to identify the causative pathogens, as delayed and inadequate antimicrobial therapy can lead to poor outcomes. New antibiotic and non-antibiotic therapies, in addition to rapid and accurate diagnostic tests that can detect pathogens and antibiotic resistance will improve the management of pneumonia.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsPneumoniaAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective Agents

Identifiers

PMID33833230
OpenAlexW4205480269

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Registered trials

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