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Evaluation of PSI, CURB-65, and CRB-65 as prognostic tools in hospitalized immunocompetent patients with pneumonia: real-world outcomes from internal medicine wards.
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SUBMITTER: Pomerantz A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12832007 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Evaluation of PSI, CURB-65, and CRB-65 as prognostic tools in hospitalized immunocompetent patients with pneumonia: real-world outcomes from internal medicine wards.
Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) 20260125 1
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, necessitating reliable clinical prediction tools to guide medical management decisions. The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), CURB-65, and CRB-65 are clinical scoring tools used to assess the severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), aiding in risk stratification and guiding decisions on hospitalization, level of care and prognosis. Comparative data on their utility, specifically in immunocompetent patients ho ...[more]