Pharmacotherapy and the risk for community-acquired pneumonia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some forms of pharmacotherapy are shown to increase the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The purpose of this study is to investigate whether pharmacotherapy with proton pump inhibitors (PPI), inhaled corticosteroids, and a...

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Main Authors: Mody Lona, Heh Victor, Khan Salman, Acharya Utkarsh, Gau Jen-Tzer, Kao Tzu-Cheg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/45