Abstract
Pneumonia has been recognized as a common and potentially lethal condition for nearly two centuries. Comprehensive studies of the disease in the pre-antibiotic era showed mortality rates of about 1 per 1000 per year; over 80 percent of the cases were due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, and mortality rates were generally reported at 20 to 40 percent.1,2 Community-acquired pneumonia (as distinguished from that acquired nosocomially or in a nursing home) continues to be a common and serious illness. Current estimates for the United States are 4 million cases annually, an attack rate of 12 per 1000 adults per year, about.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1618-1624 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 333 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 14 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine