• Journal of critical care · Dec 2017

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    Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine.

    • NorMohd Basri MatMBMDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia., Guy A Richards, Steve McGloughlin, Pravin R Amin, and Council of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
    • J Crit Care. 2017 Dec 1; 42: 360365360-365.

    AbstractThe aetiology of community acquired pneumonia varies according to the region in which it is acquired. This review discusses those causes of CAP that occur in the tropics and might not be readily recognizable when transplanted to other sites. Various forms of pneumonia including the viral causes such as influenza (seasonal and avian varieties), the coronaviruses and the Hantavirus as well as bacterial causes, specifically the pneumonic form of Yersinia pestis and melioidosis are discussed.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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