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Comparative Study
. 2001 Dec;11(4):362-4.
doi: 10.1093/eurpub/11.4.362.

The burden of community-acquired pneumonia in Spain

V Monge  1 , V M San-Martín, A González
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Comparative Study

The burden of community-acquired pneumonia in Spain

V Monge et al. Eur J Public Health. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia accounts for a large number of hospitalizations and deaths in developed countries.

Methods: Data for Spain were obtained from the national surveillance system for hospital data and comprises all hospital discharges for pneumonia reported during a two-year period.

Results: The annual incidence of hospitalization for pneumonia was 160 per 100,000 population. Incidence of hospitalization, mortality, average length of stay and case-mortality rate were higher in persons > or = 65 years of age. The annual cost of these hospitalizations was 115 million ECUs (1 ECU = 1.19 US Dollars).

Conclusion: Community-acquired pneumonia accounts for 53,000 hospitalizations per year in Spain, and this imposes a large economic cost on the National Health-care System.

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