Clinical analysis of 179 patients of community-acquired pneumonia in out-patients
- VernacularTitle:院外社区获得性肺炎179例临床特征分析
- Author:
Yinping TU
;
Lihua CUI
;
Jing WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Community acquired infections;
Pneumonia;
Clinical features
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2006;0(13):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyse the clinical features of community-acquired pneumonia(CAP)in out-patients.Methods A retrospective study was performed on 179 consecutive patients with CAP in fever clinic of Xuanwu Hospital during two months.Results Most of CAP patients were young(aged 14 to 30 years,accounting for 58.1%)and had no-existing diseases(72.6%).Within 2 to 4 days after onset of fever,50%~80% of patients were diagnosed as CAP.About 1/3 of patients had no respiratory symptoms except for fever.Cough and sputum production was seen in 52.5% of patients.WBC was normal in 63.1%.Unilateral pneumonia often occurred(accounting for 82.1%).After treatment with antibiotics,fever in 80%(42/52)of cases disappeared within 3 days in follow-up patients.Conclusion In fever clinic,most patients are young and have no-existing diseases.They can be identified as CAP quickly and have good outcomes.
