Medicina clinica
The most recent articles from:
December 2023
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Observational Study
Impact of viral detection in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: An observational cohort study.
The presence of a respiratory virus in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) may have an impact on the bacterial etiology and clinical presentation. In this study we aimed to assess the role of viral infection in the bacterial etiology and outcomes of patients with CAP. ⋯ Our study reinforces the idea that co-viral infection has an impact in the clinical presentation of CAP causing a more severe clinical picture. This impact seems to be mainly due to influenza virus infection.