Etiology and Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Turkey

Sever F., Komus N., ESEN N., Gunduz A. T., Oktem M. A., ÇIMRIN A. H.

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.5-10, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ttd.2013.02
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5-10
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Community-Acquired Pneumonia, virus, etiology
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVES: Due to its prevalence and mortality, Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) poses a significant health issue. Epidemiological data is crucial in deciding empirical treatment. Since sufficient knowledge of CAP epidemiology is not available in Turkey, this study has been planned.