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Comparing the Pneumonia Severity Index and CURB scores
  1. A S Patel
  1. Senior House Officer, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; amit.patel@royalfree.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.la0166

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    ▴ Aujesky D, Auble TE, Yealy DM, et al. Prospective comparison of three validated prediction rules for prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med2005;118:384–92
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    A number of different models have been used to assess prognosis in pneumonia. In this study the Pneumonia Severity Index was compared with the CURB and CURB-65 severity scores in predicting 30 day mortality.

    3181 patients with community acquired pneumonia were assessed between January and December …

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