Diagnostic utility of appetite loss in addition to existing prediction models for community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly: a prospective diagnostic study in acute care hospitals in Japan.

Toshihiko TakadaYosuke YamamotoKazuhiko TeradaMitsuyasu OhtaWakako MikamiHajime YokotaMichio HayashiJun MiyashitaTeruhisa AzumaShingo FukumaShunichi Fukuhara

Published in: BMJ open (2017)

Information on appetite loss improved the performance of an existing model for the diagnosis of CAP in the elderly.

Keyphrases

acute care
community acquired pneumonia
middle aged
weight loss
community dwelling
body weight