Predicting benign course and prolonged illness in lower respiratory tract infections: a 13 European country study.

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BACKGROUND: Clinicians and patients are often uncertain about the likely clinical course of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in individual patients. We therefore set out to develop a prediction rule to identify patients at risk of prolonged illness and those with a benign course. METHODS: We determined which signs and symptoms predicted prolonged illness (moderately bad symptoms lasting >3 weeks after consultation) in 2690 adults presenting in primary care with ...

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Authors: van Vugt, S; Butler, C; Hood, K; Kelly, M; Coenen, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Family practice
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 131-138
• Publication date: 2012-04-01
• DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr081
• EISSN: 1460-2229
• ISSN: 0263-2136
• Language: English
• Keywords: Administration, Inhalation; Prospective Studies; Female; Cough; Middle Aged; Respiratory Tract Infections; Male; Time Factors; ROC Curve; Young Adult; Humans; Adolescent; Logistic Models; Diarrhea; Adult; Europe