Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly: Spanish multicentre study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 294-302

  Zalacain, R ^a   Torres, A ^b   Celis, R ^b   Blanquer, J ^c   Aspa, J ^d   Esteban, L ^e   Menendez R ^f   Blanquer, R ^g   Borderias L ^h   Cabriada, V ^a   Perez D ^c   Nieto, B ^d   Molinos, L ⁱ   Espana P P ^j   Perez J A ^k   Barron M ^l   Querol, J M ^m   Fernandez R ⁿ   Bello, S ^o   Arevalo M ^p  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO   (Spain)

^m Hospital de Xativa   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^p HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Aetiology; Clinical characteristics; Community acquired pneumonia; Elderly; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATININE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COUGHING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037319208     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00064102     Document Type: Article

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