Age-related differences in management and outcomes in hospitalized healthy and well-functioning bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia patients: a cohort study

Age-related differences in management and outcomes in hospitalized healthy and well-functioning bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia patients: a cohort study

Abstract Background Limited data are available regarding fit and healthy patients with pneumonia at different ages. We evaluated the association of age with clinical presentation, serotype and outcomes among healthy and well-functioning patients hospitalized for bacteremic pneumococcal community–acq...

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Main Authors: Luis A. Ruiz, Pedro P. España, Ainhoa Gómez, Amaia Bilbao, Carmen Jaca, Amaia Arámburu, Alberto Capelastegui, Marcos I. Restrepo, Rafael Zalacain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia
Pneumonia in older people
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0518-0

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