COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN ADULTS

Authors
HOLMBERG H
Citation
H. Holmberg, COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN ADULTS, Current opinion in infectious diseases, 11(2), 1998, pp. 147-151
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Current opinion in infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
09517375
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
147 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7375(1998)11:2<147:CPIA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Efforts to reduce hospitalization or the length of stay are common top ics in papers published last year. Chlamydia pneumoniae is now recogni zed worldwide as a common pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia. A great variation in the frequency of various pathogens is found in diff erent countries, stressing the importance of ascertaining the aetiolog ical and epidemiological situation in each respective country. (C) 199 8 Rapid Science Ltd.