Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Features and Outcome of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- 3 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 18 (10) , 704-708
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050382
Abstract
The influence of socioeconomic status on the features and evolution of community-acquired pneumonia in 107 consecutive hospitalized patients was investigated. Thirty-four (31.8%) patients were considered to have a low socioeconomic status. These patients were more likely immigrants, middle-aged, with fewer comorbid illnesses, and were more often tobacco, alcohol, or drug consumers (PPP<0.003), entailing a substantial excess cost per hospital stay.Keywords
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