[Deficiency of selenium in pneumonia: an accident or regularity? Problem of nutriciology and gastroenterology].
OBJECTIVE
Study of features of community-acquired pneumonia in young adults with deficiency of trace element selenium and the development directions of optimization of treatment.


METHODS
The study of 114 patients with community-acquired pneumonia, were evaluated nutritional deficiencies, the level of selenium in the blood plasma and the efficiency of application selenium biologically active additives in treatment of community acquired pneumonia.


RESULTS
The vast majority of the 114 patients with community-acquired pneumonia is marked by malnutrition and selenium varying degrees of symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Application of selenium dietary supplement in patients with community-acquired pneumonia contributes to earlier periods of permission of pneumonia and increase outcomes from full resolution infiltrative pulmonary field changes according to the radiographic study in patients of this category.
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Orlov
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Bakulin
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Mazo
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D053545:Spirulina; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D000975:Antioxidants; D012643:Selenium