Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]

Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]

Dan Geltser Imperial College London, School of Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence: Dan Geltser Email dg1116@ic.ac.uk I read with great interest the paper by Ma et al1 which explored the sensitivity and specificity of using CURB-65 and the PSI scoring systems to predict mortality in type 2 diabetes m...

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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2021
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type 2 diabetes mellitus
community acquired pneumonia
predictive model
mortality
curb-65
psi
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:430191421c9f4a0593c78b2e95029d372021-12-02T18:13:26ZAspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/430191421c9f4a0593c78b2e95029d372021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/aspects-to-consider-for-a-more-useful-discriminative-predictive-tool-f-peer-reviewed-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Dan Geltser Imperial College London, School of Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence: Dan Geltser Email dg1116@ic.ac.uk I read with great interest the paper by Ma et al1 which explored the sensitivity and specificity of using CURB-65 and the PSI scoring systems to predict mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The study importantly identified the need for a more specific prediction model in T2DM cohorts. CAP accompanied with T2DM commonly presents in both primary care and the ED and as a 5th-year medical student I would like to highlight other factors which should be discussed when considering the conclusion and aid the development of a more useful, discriminative tool for the diagnosis and prognosis of CAP in T2DM.   View the original paper by Ma and colleaguesGeltser DDove Medical Pressarticletype 2 diabetes mellituscommunity acquired pneumoniapredictive modelmortalitycurb-65psiSpecialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 14, Pp 1533-1534 (2021)
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topic type 2 diabetes mellitus
community acquired pneumonia
predictive model
mortality
curb-65
psi
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
spellingShingle type 2 diabetes mellitus
community acquired pneumonia
predictive model
mortality
curb-65
psi
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
Geltser D
Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]
description Dan Geltser Imperial College London, School of Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence: Dan Geltser Email dg1116@ic.ac.uk I read with great interest the paper by Ma et al1 which explored the sensitivity and specificity of using CURB-65 and the PSI scoring systems to predict mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The study importantly identified the need for a more specific prediction model in T2DM cohorts. CAP accompanied with T2DM commonly presents in both primary care and the ED and as a 5th-year medical student I would like to highlight other factors which should be discussed when considering the conclusion and aid the development of a more useful, discriminative tool for the diagnosis and prognosis of CAP in T2DM.   View the original paper by Ma and colleagues
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author Geltser D
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title Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]
title_short Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]
title_full Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]
title_fullStr Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]
title_full_unstemmed Aspects to Consider for a More Useful, Discriminative Predictive Tool for CAP Mortality in T2DM [Letter]
title_sort aspects to consider for a more useful, discriminative predictive tool for cap mortality in t2dm [letter]
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