Authors' response to Almirall et al

Comment

Robert D Sanders. Thorax. 2013 Oct.

. 2013 Oct;68(10):965-6.

doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203701. Epub 2013 May 9.

No abstract available

Keywords: Pneumonia.

Comment on

The impact of benzodiazepines on occurrence of pneumonia and mortality from pneumonia: a nested case-control and survival analysis in a population-based cohort.
Obiora E, Hubbard R, Sanders RD, Myles PR. Obiora E, et al. Thorax. 2013 Feb;68(2):163-70. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202374. Epub 2012 Dec 5. Thorax. 2013. PMID: 23220867
The use of benzodiazepines could be a protective factor for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ≤ 60-year-old subjects.
Almirall J, Serra-Prat M, Baron F, Palomera E, Bolíbar I. Almirall J, et al. Thorax. 2013 Oct;68(10):964-5. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203634. Epub 2013 May 4. Thorax. 2013. PMID: 23645626 No abstract available.