Study of community acquired pneumonia aetiology (SCAPA) in adults admitted to hospital: Implications for management guidelines

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 296-301

  Lim, W S ^a   Macfarlane, J T ^a   Boswell, T C J ^b   Harrison, T G ^b   Rose, D ^b   Leinonen, M ^c   Saikku, P ^d  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adult community acquired pneumonia; Aetiology; Pathogens; Severity assessment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035059902     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.4.296     Document Type: Article

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