Long-Term Survival after Hospitalization for Community-Acquired and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
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Long-term survival after hospitalization for community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia.
BACKGROUND Elderly patients surviving community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have subsequent increased mortality. However, little is known regarding long-term survival in younger adults or those with healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with mortality and compare long-term survival in patients hospitalized with HCAP to that of patients with CAP. METH...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1423-0356,0025-7931
DOI: 10.1159/000255764