Clinical profile and predictors of mortality in the elderly with community-acquired pneumonia at a tertiary care hospital in South India
Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and the second-most common infectious cause of hospitalization and mortality in the elderly. There are limited data available on age-specific incidence, predictors, pattern of care, and mortality of CAP in the elderly in India. Materials a...
Main Authors: | Pranita Harshad Vanjare, Gopinath Kangogopal, Benny Paul Wilson, Surekha Viggeswarpu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2020;volume=7;issue=1;spage=20;epage=23;aulast=Vanjare |
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