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Author: Bjarnason, Agnar; Westin, Johan; Lindh, Magnus; Andersson, Lars-Magnus; Kristinsson, Karl G; Löve, Arthur; Baldursson, Olafur; Gottfredsson, Magnus
Title: Incidence, Etiology, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Population-Based Study
  • Document date: 2018_2_8
  • ID: sw8ghj6q_1
    Snippet: Lower respiratory tract infections are a leading infectious cause of death worldwide, according the recently published 2015 Global Burden of Disease Study, with rates increasing in many developed countries [1] . Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to infections acquired in the community, excluding healthcare-associated disease. Mild cases can be treated successfully at home, but severe cases require hospital admission and are associated wit.....
    Document: Lower respiratory tract infections are a leading infectious cause of death worldwide, according the recently published 2015 Global Burden of Disease Study, with rates increasing in many developed countries [1] . Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to infections acquired in the community, excluding healthcare-associated disease. Mild cases can be treated successfully at home, but severe cases require hospital admission and are associated with greater cost and suffer higher mortality [2] . Timely and appropriate antibiotic therapy is vital to improving outcomes, but minimizing unnecessary use of broad-spectrum agents is equally important [2] .

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