Objectives In previous influenza pandemics, bacterial co-infections have been a major cause
of mortality. We aimed to evaluate the burden of co-infections in patients with COVID-19. …

Aim To summarise and quantify the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of developing
community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults. Methods We systematically searched MEDLINE, …

Introduction. During previous viral pandemics, reported co-infection rates and implicated
pathogens have varied. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, a large proportion of severe illness …

Background Vaccination with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23)
is available in the United Kingdom to adults aged 65 years or older and those in defined …

Background Changes over the last 5 years (2013–18) in the serotypes implicated in adult
pneumococcal pneumonia and the patient groups associated with vaccine-type disease are …

Background Survivors of common infections may develop cognitive impairment or dementia;
however, the risk of these conditions in people hospitalised with pneumonia is not well …

Background Higher-valency pneumococcal vaccines are anticipated. We aimed to describe
serotype distribution and risk factors for vaccine-serotype community-acquired pneumonia (…

The incidence of and risk factors for recurrent hospitalisation for pneumonia were investigated
using data from Hospital Episode Statistics, linked to a UK primary care database. Within …

The allogeneic bone marrow transplantation usually preceded by induction chemotherapy,
in fit patients, represents the gold standard in the acute myeloid leukaemia. In the last years, …

Conventional gastrointestinal schwannomas are rare, most frequently occurring in the stomach
while colorectal locations are uncommon and only a small number of cases have been …