The CURB (confusion, urea, respiratory rate and blood pressure) criteria in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalised elderly patients aged 65 years and over: a prospective observational cohort study

Age Ageing. 2005 Jan;34(1):75-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afh234.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Pressure*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / mortality
  • Confusion*
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Respiration*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Survival Rate
  • Urea / blood*

Substances

  • Urea