The outcome of community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic lung disease

BACKGROUND: The impact of chronic lung diseases on outcome in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not well established. We aimed to investigate the outcome of adult CAP-patients with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma or interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a case-cont...

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Main Authors: Frank Dusemund, Joannis Chronis, Florent Baty, Werner Christian Albrich, Martin Hugo Brutsche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2014-08-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1899