Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: A multicentric observational AIPO study

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Logroscino, C D ^a   Penza, O ^b   Locicero, S ^c   Losito, G ^d   Nardini, S ^e   Bertoli, L ^f   Cioffi, R ^g   Del Prato, B ^h  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e Vittorio Veneto Hospital   (Italy)

^f Trivulzio Hospital   (Italy)

^g Caserta Hospital   (Italy)

^h CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Antibiotic therapy; Community acquired pneumonia; Death rate; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032890651     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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