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. 2016 Sep;22(9):1624-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid2209.150680.

Trends in Pneumonia Mortality Rates and Hospitalizations by Organism, United States, 2002-2011(1)

Brandon A Wuerth, John P Bonnewell, Timothy L Wiemken, Forest W Arnold

Trends in Pneumonia Mortality Rates and Hospitalizations by Organism, United States, 2002-2011(1)

Brandon A Wuerth et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Because the epidemiology of pneumonia is changing, we performed an updated, population-based analysis of hospitalization and case-fatality rates for pneumonia patients in the United States. From 2002 to 2011, hospitalization rates decreased significantly for pneumonia caused by pneumococcus and Haemophilus influenzae but increased significantly for Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and influenza virus.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pneumoniae; bacteria; case-fatality rate; hospitalization; influenza; pneumonia; respiratory infections; staphylococci; streptococci.

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Figure 1
Hospitalization rates (hospitalizations/100,000 population) for patients with pneumonia for 6 causative agents, United States, 2002–2011.
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Figure 2
All-cause case-fatality rate (deaths/100 cases) for patients with pneumonia for 6 causative agents, United States, 2002–2011.
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