A national confidential enquiry into community acquired pneumonia deaths in young adults in England and Wales

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1040-1045

  Simpson, J C G ^a   Macfarlane, J T ^b   Watson, J ^c   Woodhead, M A ^d  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Death; Young adults

Indexed keywords

AZLOCILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; WALES;

EID: 0033667278     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.12.1040     Document Type: Article

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