Research progress on the epidemiology of pneumonia

Author: ZHOU Xingyuan ; HONG Hang ; FANG Ting ; XU Guozhang
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: pneumonia; community-acquired pneumonia; hospital-acquired pneumonia; epidemiological characteristics; influencing factor
From: Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(8):682-686
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Pneumonia is a common lower respiratory tract infection, which causes a large disease and economic burden worldwide, and is an important public health problem to be solved urgently. Based on review of publications pertaining to the epidemiology of pneumonia from 2013 to 2023, this article summaries the epidemiological characteristics and main influencing factors of pneumonia. It is found that the epidemiological characteristics of pneumonia vary in different areas; men, the elderly and children are the high-risk groups of pneumonia incidence and mortality; and age, smoking, alcohol consumption, air pollution, comorbidity and vaccination are the main factors affecting the incidence and mortality of pneumonia. Strengthening health education, reducing exposure to risk factors and promoting vaccination are recommended to lower the morbidity and mortality of pneumonia in susceptible populations.
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