Pneumonia in Older Persons
Open Access
- 15 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (10) , 1335-1339
- https://doi.org/10.1086/379076
Abstract
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important threat to the health of older adults. Streptococcus pneumonia remains the most important cause ofKeywords
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