Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Comparison between elderly and nonelderly patients
| Autor: | S. Jafari, F. Soltanpour, A. Soudbakhsh, E. Safavi |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Tehran University Medical Journal, Vol 64, Iss 8, Pp 74-80 (2006) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1683-1764 1735-7322 |
| Popis: | Background: Community-acquired pneumonia could be a life-threatening condition especially in elderly patients. The factors influencing the outcome in elderly patients are thought to be different from those in young adults. We compared the clinical and paraclinical profiles in elderly and nonelderly patients with community-acquired pneumonias. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, seventy nine patients who were hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia over a period of one year were included. Patients' medical records were reviewed; and data related to comorbid conditions, signs and symptoms, laboratory and radiographic findings were gathered using a checklist. Results: The clinical features, laboratory parameters and complications from pneumonia were almost similar in 41 elderly (group I, age ≥65years) and 38 young (group II, age |
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