Does prolonged onset of symptoms have a prognostic significance in community-acquired pneumonia?

Background and objective Severity assessment is made at the time of the initial clinical presentation in patients with community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP). It is unclear how the gap between time of presentation and duration of symptoms onset may impact clinical outcomes. Here we evaluate the associat...

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Published in:	Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 1073 - 1079
Main Authors:	Sanz, Francisco, Restrepo, Marcos I., Fernández-Fabrellas, Estrella, Cervera, Ángela, Briones, María Luisa, Novella, Laura, Aguar, María Carmen, Chiner, Eusebi, Fernandez, Juan F., Blanquer, José
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-10-2014
Subjects:	Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use antibiotic Cohort Studies Community-Acquired Infections community-acquired pneumonia complication Delayed Diagnosis Female Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - complications Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - therapy Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - complications Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - therapy Hospitalization Humans Legionella pneumophila Male Middle Aged Mycoplasma pneumoniae outcome Pneumonia, Bacterial - complications Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis Pneumonia, Bacterial - therapy Pneumonia, Viral - complications Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - therapy Prognosis risk factor Spain Streptococcus pneumoniae Time-to-Treatment Spain antibiotic complication community-acquired pneumonia risk factor outcome
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