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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2020

A Hospital-based Study on the Local Epidemiology of Pneumonia Including the Contribution of Legionella Pneumonia.

Albert Iruthiaraj Lourdesamy Anthony, Zarifah Zam, Narwani Hussin

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Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Albert Iruthiaraj Lourdesamy AnthonyRespiratory Unit, Hospital Taiping, Taiping, Malaysia.
Zarifah ZamMicrobiology Unit, Hospital Taiping, Taiping, Malaysia.
Narwani HussinClinical Research Centre, Hospital Taiping, Taiping, Malaysia.
Taiping Hospital · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn real-life practice, only 20% of hospitalised pneumonia cases have an identified etiology. The usage of

methodsA prospective, observational single-centre study was conducted where all 504 cases that were consecutively admitted for pneumonia were enrolled. Blood and sputum samples obtained were used to identify pathogens using standard microbiological culture methods. The urine samples collected were tested using the Immunocatch

resultsA microbiological diagnosis was only achieved in 104 cases (20.6%) and a Gram-negative infection predominance was observed. Culture-positive cases required longer hospitalisation (8.46 days versus 5.53 days;

conclusionThe local pathogen distribution is diverse compared to other regions. Culture-negative pneumonia is common and significantly differs from culture-positive pneumonia.

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culture-negativeepidemiologyLegionella pneumoniamicrobial etiologypneumonia

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