Publication: Factors associated with 30-day mortality in elderly inpatients with community acquired pneumonia during 2 influenza seasons.
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2016-12-07
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Torner, Núria
Izquierdo, Conchita
Soldevila, Núria
Toledo, Diana
Chamorro, Judith
Espejo, Elena
Fernández-Sierra, Amelia
Domínguez, Angela
Project PI12/02079 Working Group
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia unrelated to hospitals or extended-care facilities. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with 30-day mortality in patients with CAP aged ≥ 65 y admitted to 20 hospitals in 7 Spanish regions during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 influenza seasons. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with 30-day mortality. The adjusted model included variables selected by backward elimination with a cut off of
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Community-Acquired Infections
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Pneumonia
Spain
Survival Analysis
Aged, 80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Community-Acquired Infections
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Pneumonia
Spain
Survival Analysis
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aging, community acquired pneumonia, elderly, mortality