community-acquired pneumonia in thai patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. | infection, particularly pneumonia, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). this study was performed to assess the prevalence, causative organisms, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in thai sle patients, and determine the predicting factors for death. a retrospective chart review of adult sle patients, age >16 years, seen at the division of rheumatology, chiang mai university over an 18 year period was carried out. cases di ... | 2007 | 17877230 |
clinical study concerning the relationship between community-acquired pneumonia and viral infection in northern thailand. | objective the etiological agents associated with community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in thailand have been studied extensively in bacterial pathogens, but not in viral pathogens. to clarify the association of viral pathogens with cap, we conducted a comprehensive study of viral and bacterial pathogens in patients with cap. methods we enrolled 119 hospitalized patients with cap in nakornping hospital, chiang mai, thailand between 2006 and 2008. the severity of pneumonia was classified and the risk ... | 2011 | 21532221 |