The predictive rule for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in adults by the Japanese Respiratory Society, I-ROAD, could correctly estimate the severity of Pneumcystis Pneumonia without human immunodeficiency virus infection

摘要

Background: Non-HIV Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) could occur in immunosupressed patients having malignancy or on immunosuppressive agents. A-DROP system by the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS), CURB-65 score by British Respiratory Society (BTS) and the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) by the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) are widely used in classifying patients with CAP in Japan. Another predictive rule, I-ROAD, is used for hospital associated pneumonia (HAP) in Japan. We previously reported that I-ROAD could evaluate correctly the severity of CAP as well.