Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Jan 1999
[Community-acquired pneumonia referred for hospital management. Its epidemiology and the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches].
To determine the epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia referred to the hospital and to characterize the diagnostic and therapeutic approach adopted by physicians. ⋯ The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in this population is 3.2 cases per 1,000 inhabitants/year. The population is mainly elderly and comorbidity is common, although mortality is low. We believe common criteria should be adopted for managing community-acquired pneumonia and that empirical treatment should be directed toward germs identified in each setting, based on appropriate etiological investigation.