Ambulatory patients with community-acquired pneumonia: the frequency of atypical agents and clinical course

The American Journal of Medicine
T J MarrieW N Kapoor

Abstract

To determine the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in patients treated in an ambulatory setting, using serological methods, and to compare presenting symptoms, radiographic manifestations, and clinical outcomes of patients with pneumonia of "atypical" and undetermined etiology. This prospective cohort study was conducted in emergency room and outpatient facilities of Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in offices of participating family doctors based in Halifax. One hundred forty-nine adults with acute onset of one or more symptoms or signs suggestive of pneumonia and radiographic evidence of pneumonia who provided informed consent were enrolled. Patients known to be HIV positive or who had been discharged from a hospital within the previous 10 days were ineligible for enrollment. Demographic features and clinical data were collected by direct patient interview and chart review by trained research nurses. Outcome measures included quantitative evaluation of pneumonia-specific symptoms, and responses to the Short Form 36 Health Survey at presentation and at 30 days after presentation. Information was also collected on each patient's health prior to pneumonia, as well as the time until each patient's self-...Continue Reading

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