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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

Nor MBM 1 , Richards GA 2 , McGloughlin S 3 , Amin PR 4 , Council of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • 2 Division of Critical Care, Charlotte Maxeke Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: Guy.Richards@wits.ac.za
  • 3 Intensive Care Unit and Infectious Diseases Physician, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: S.McGloughlin@alfred.org.au
  • 4 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, India. Electronic address: pamin@vsnl.com
J Crit Care, 2017 12;42:360-365.
PMID: 29129538 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.11.004

Abstract

The 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.

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