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Review
. 2004 Dec;18(4):761-76, vii.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2004.08.003.

Epidemiology and etiology of community-acquired pneumonia

Lionel A Mandell  1
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Review

Epidemiology and etiology of community-acquired pneumonia

Lionel A Mandell. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

The seriousness of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), despite being a reasonably common and potentially lethal disease, often is under estimated by physicians and patients alike. CAP results in more than 10 million visits to physicians, 64 million days of restricted activity, and 600,000 hospitalizations. This article discusses the epidemiology and bacterial causes of CAP in immunocompetent adults and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

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