Typical or atypical pneumonia and severe acute respiratory symptoms in PICU

Abstract

We urge health organizations to refrain from the temptation of coining unnecessary new terminology to describe essentially the same conditions each and every time when outbreaks of AP occur.

MiR-181b serves as diagnosis and prognosis biomarker in severe community-acquired pneumonia

“…SCAP is one of the most common critical diseases in pediatric ICU (PICU), which always developed from mild pneumonia with a high incidence rate ( Hon et al, 2015 ). Nowadays, the clinical diagnosis and prediction of SCAP depend on some regular analyses, which lack specificity and are always diagnosed at an advanced stage ( Qi et al, 2015 ).…”

Severe acute respiratory symptoms and suspected SARS again 2020

“…3 As an alternative to current convention, we previously proposed the term epidemic pneumonia (EP) and the surveillance classification summarised below, which would remove any confusion associated with respiratory terminology such as SARS or MERS 2 Health authorities should reflect on the SARS epidemic and be vigilant about the potential impact of Wuhan pneumonia. 8,9 Emergency measures for a potential pandemic should be initiated immediately.…”

Syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë à Mycoplasma pneumoniae chez un adolescent

“…La détection des immunoglobulines M conjointement avec la RT-PCR permet un diagnostic précis et fiable au décours de la phase aiguë de la maladie [4,5]. Concernant le traitement, il faut utiliser des macrolides [6], même s'il faut noter l'existence de génotypes résistants [7].…”