[Viral etiology of community acquired pneumonia among adults admitted to a general hospital].

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:There is paucity of information about viral etiology of community acquired pneumonia in adults. AIM:To investigate the viral etiology of pneumonia among hospitalized patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:All adults with pneumonia that were hospitalized were prospectively enrolled at Puerto Montt hospital. A microbiological and viral assessment was carried out. Viral assessment included direct immunofluorescence of nasopharyngeal aspirates for influenza A and B virus and serum samples obtained during the acute phase of the disease and during convalescence for Hanta virus. RESULTS:Between April 1 2005 and March 31 2006,159 adults aged 62 ± 20 years (58 % males), were admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. Mean hospital stay was 11.9 ± 8.6 days. Four patients had Hantavirus acute infection. Other viruses were identified in twelve patients (7.7%). Nine had influenza A, one syncytial respiratory virus, one syncytial and influenza A virus and one varicella zoster virus. Excluding patients with Hantavirus, no significant differences in age, clinical presentation, chest X ray findings, laboratory results and mortality were observed between patients with bacterial or viral etiology of the pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS:Viral etiology was confirmed in 10% of adult patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia.

journal_name

Rev Med Chil

journal_title

Revista medica de Chile

authors

Rioseco Z ML,Riquelme O R,Riquelme O M,Inzunza P C,Oyarzún G P,Agüero O Y,Ferrés G M,Vial C P,Fasce P R,Torres M A

doi

10.4067/S0034-98872012000800003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-08-01 00:00:00

pages

984-9

issue

8

eissn

0034-9887

issn

0717-6163

pii

S0034-98872012000800003

journal_volume

140

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