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cord-292709-4hn55wui	Nor, Mohd Basri Mat	Pneumonia in the tropics: Report from the Task Force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine	2017-12-31		.txt	text/plain	4561	252	44	Various forms of pneumonia including the viral causes such as influenza (seasonal and avian varieties), the coronaviruses and the Hantavirus as well as bacterial causes, specifically the pneumonic form of Yersinia pestis and melioidosis are discussed. The first association of avian influenza H5N1 with clinical respiratory disease was in 1997 in Hong Kong, as a human infection transmitted from birds. In all cases of severe influenza whatever the type bacterial coinfection is possible and as such, appropriate antimicrobial treatment directed toward those organisms causing bacterial acute community acquired pneumonia, and mechanical ventilation as required can reduce the mortality rate. Melioidosis must be considered in the differential of all febrile patients that have visited endemic regions, as antibiotics used routinely for community acquired pneumonia are not effective, and inappropriate therapy in severe disease increases mortality. Interim guidance on the use of antiviral medications for treatment of human infections with novel influenza A viruses associated with severe human disease	./cache/cord-292709-4hn55wui.txt	./txt/cord-292709-4hn55wui.txt