2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes
2006
Short- and Long-term Functional Outcome of Hospitalized Older Adults With Community-acquired Pneumonia
Sharma G, Han L, Quagliarello V. Short- and Long-term Functional Outcome of Hospitalized Older Adults With Community-acquired Pneumonia. Infectious Diseases In Clinical Practice 2006, 14: 365-368. DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000227715.26754.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-acquired pneumoniaMonths postdischargeFunctional outcomeLong-term functional outcomeElderly patientsADL declineMean ADLMean ageInclusion criteriaFunctional declineDaily livingPostdischargeElderly adultsPatientsOlder adultsCollected databaseMonthsHospitalizationPneumoniaPotential subjectsAdultsOutcomesIllnessADLDecline
1999
A prognostic rule for elderly patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia
Conte H, Chen Y, Mehal W, Phil D, Scinto J, Quagliarello V. A prognostic rule for elderly patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 106: 20-28. PMID: 10320113, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00369-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaElderly patientsDerivation cohortValidation cohortStaging systemHeterogeneous adult populationAdult populationHospital mortality ratePrognostic staging systemVital sign abnormalitiesHospital mortalityCreatinine levelsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisPrognostic stratificationAdmission characteristicsPneumoniaMortality ratePatientsCohortPrognostic rulesMotor responseMortalityGreater overall accuracyAdmission