Incidence, Etiology, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Agnar Bjarnason,
Johan Westin,
Magnus Lindh,
LarsMagnus Andersson,
Karl G. Kristinsson,
Arthur Löve,
Ólafur Baldursson,
Magnús Gottfreðsson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy010
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , incidence (geometry) , community acquired pneumonia , pneumonia , population , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , pathogenic organism , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics , biology
Pneumococci, , and viruses are the most common pathogens associated with CAP requiring hospital admission, and they all have a similar incidence that increases with age. Symptoms do not correlate with specific agents, and outcomes are similar irrespective of pathogens identified.
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