Community-acquired pneumonia: aetiologic changes in a limited geographic area. An 11-year prospective study
| Autor: | A. Torres Lana, R. Fernández Álvarez, G. Rubinos Cuadrado, Antonia Aránega Jiménez, I. Suárez Toste, I. González Martín, J.A. Gullón Blanco |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors medicine.disease_cause Medical microbiology Community-acquired pneumonia Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Aged Inpatients biology General Medicine Pneumonia Middle Aged Coxiella burnetii biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Community-Acquired Infections Infectious Diseases Chlamydophila pneumoniae Spain Immunology Etiology Female |
| Zdroj: | European journal of clinical microbiologyinfectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology. 26(7) |
| ISSN: | 0934-9723 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study is to describe the changes in the aetiology of hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) during an 11-year observational period in a limited geographic area. Eight hundred and one (801) adult patients with CAP hospitalised were included. The patients were divided into three groups according to the time of presentation. Comprehensive microbiological laboratory tests were performed and differences in aetiology were analysed. In 228 patients (31%), a pathogen was detected, with Coxiella burnetii being the most common (20.1%). Significant variations in the prevalence of Chlamydophila pneumoniae were found between groups but not in other pathogens. In conclusion, long-term epidemiological studies may contribute to the knowledge of actual CAP aetiology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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