在社区获得的儿童肺炎严重性 (PedCAPS) 评分的推导和验证:一项前性队列研究

Todd A Florin1, Ron Reeder2, Lilliam Ambroggio3

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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这项研究开发并验证了一种新的预测规则,以评估社区获得性肺炎 (CAP) 的严重程度,用于向急诊室呈现的儿童. 该规则旨在利用客观数据和生物标志物改善儿科CAP的诊断和管理.

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