Individuals affected by obesity face an escalated vulnerability to pneumonia, including infection caused by influenza virus [1, 2–3], severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [4, 5] or bacteria [6]. Moreover, obesity is associated with an increased risk for developing acute respiratory...
The high numbers of patients who needed invasive ventilation early in the unprecedented pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) has led to numerous studies of epidemiology, ventilation management and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to an infection...
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the leading causes of death in children under the age of 5, accounting for 12.8% of deaths, second only to neonatal diseases [1, 2–3]. Although the incidence and mortality rates of CAP have been effectively reduced by improving medical standards, empirical...
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a potentially life-threatening condition that can result in right ventricular failure and mortality if left untreated [1]. While the precise etiology remains unclear, established risk factors encompass recurrent embolic events, right ventricular...
Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) has caused consistently high infant mortality in Kazakhstan and developing effective methods to combat it is critical. Our study of 85 children hospitalised for CAP showed that pneumococcal vaccination affected the aetiological structure of CAP in patients aged...