Cappric study—characterization of community-acquired pneumonia in spanish adults managed in primary care settings

Identifier:  imarina:9173270

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9173270

Authors:  Molina, Jesus; Gonzalez-Gamarra, Amelia; Ginel, Leovigildo; Encarnacion Pelaez, Ma; Luis Juez, Juan; Artunedo, Antonio; Aldana, Gonzalo; Quesada, Enriqueta; Josep Cabre, Joan; Gomez, Antonio; Linares, Manuel; Teresa Marin, Maria; Yolanda Sanchez, Pilar; Nunez, Leonor; Gonzalvez, Jaime; Mascaros, Enrique; Lopez, Javier; Cano, Agustina; Herrero, Jose; Carmen Serra, Maria; Cimas, Enrique; Pedrol, Marta; Vicente Alfaro, Juan; Martinon-Torres, Federico; Cifuentes, Isabel; Mendez, Cristina; Ocana, Daniel

Abstract:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The real burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in non-hospitalized patients is largely unknown. This is a 3-year prospective, observational study of ambulatory CAP in adults, conducted in 24 Spanish primary care centers between 2016–2019. Sociodemographic and clinical variables of patients with radiographically confirmed CAP were collected. Pneumococcal etiology was assessed using the Binax Now® test. Patients were followed up for 10 ± 3 days. A total of 456 CAP patients were included in the study. Mean age was 56.6 (± 17.5) years, 53.5% were female, and 53.9% had ≥1 comorbidity. Average incidence of CAP was 1.2–3.5 cases per 1000 persons per year.