Etiología viral en la neumonía del adulto adquirida en la comunidad en un hospital del sur de Chile / Viral etiology of community acquired pneumonia among adults admitted to a general hospital
Rev. méd. Chile
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140(8): 984-989, ago. 2012. ilus
Artículo
en Español
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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 andMethods:
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.
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital de Puerto Montt/CL
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