Incidence rate of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a population-based prospective active surveillance study in three cities in South America.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the incidence rate and mortality of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults in three cities in Latin America during a 3-year period.

Design

Prospective population-based surveillance study.

Setting

Healthcare facilities (outpatient centres and hospitals) in the cities of General Roca (Argentina), Rivera (Uruguay) and Concepción (Paraguay).

Participants

2302 adults aged 18 years and older with CAP were prospectively enrolled between January 2012 and March 2015.

Main outcome measures

Incidence rates of CAP in adults, predisposing conditions for disease, mortality at 14 days and at 1 year were estimated. Incidence rate of CAP, within each age group, was calculated by dividing the number of cases by the person-years of disease-free

SUBMITTER: Lopardo GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898349 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature