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Community acquired pneumonia: CAP

Authors :
Janković Jelena
Jandrić Aleksandar
Jordanova Elena
Source :
Halo 194, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 82-87 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
City Medical emergency department, Belgrade, 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Pneumonia is one of the most common diseases in modern medicine. It is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by various agents or noxae. It is present equally in both sexes but does occur more commonly in people who are older, immunocompromised or have comorbidities (COPD, heart or kidney diseases). The most common causing microorganisms are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzea, Moraxella catarrhalis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Treatment decisions are based on physical examination results, lab analyses, sputum analysis, CURB65 and PSI scores. The patient is then treated as an in-patient or an out-patient. Treatment can be pharmacological or non-pharmacological. Patients are treated pharmacologically with combined antibiotic therapy according to antibiogram results or, more commonly, empirically. Since a high mortality rate from pneumonia persists worldwide, adequate and timely treatment of these patients is of the utmost importance.

Details

Language :
English, Serbian
ISSN :
23346477
Volume :
28
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Halo 194
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3f9ae7a55b714f92bf1e5a7361f235fc
Document Type :
article