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South African guideline for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: All adults with specific chronic diseases (chronic pulmonary [including tuberculosis] and cardiac diseases, chronic renal diseases, diabetes mellitus and similar metabolic disorders, individuals who are immunosuppressed including HIVinfected individuals, and individuals who are morbidly obese (body mass index ≥40 kg/m2)) should be offered annual influenza vaccination with IIV3 (A II).• All healthcare workers should be offered annual influenza vaccination with IIV3 (A II).

Source: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v33i1.22

Authors: Tom H. Boyles, Adrian Brink, Greg L. Calligaro, Cheryl Cohen, Keertan Dheda, Gary Maartens, Guy A. Richards, South African Thoracic Society, Federati Society

Institutions: University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa, South African Thoracic Society

Language: English

Topic: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $597

Funders: National Research Foundation, South African Thoracic Society, Medical Research Council, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

OpenAlex ID: W2795888060

FWCI: 1.953

Cites: 187

Cited by: 14

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