Nesta revisao, enfocamos os aspectos clinicos, o diagnostico e o tratamento da pneumonia em pacientes adultos imunocompetentes, com particular atencao aos mais recentes avancos nesta area. Ii hospital pediatrico universitario pedro borras astorga. Bunuel jc, vila c, tresserras e, vinas a, ferrero mj, rubio ml, et al. Ppt diretrizes brasileiras em pneumonia adquirida na. In other parts of the world, rates of pneumonia and deaths are much higher. Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital. Severe pneumonia oral therapy ispot study bmc pediatrics 2015 15. Diretrizes brasileiras em pneumonia s 31 adquirida na. Clinical and epidemiological study of communityacquired pneumonia in. Pneumonia is often a shortterm illness but sometimes it can. Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections. Temas basicos en medicina interna, semi 2010, cap 8, 6380.
Communityacquired pneumonia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in mexico and the world. Adriana abigail valenzuela flores pediatria medica instituto mexicano del seguro social jefe del area. Diretrizes brasileiras em pneumonia adquirida na comunidade em pediatria 2007 j bras pneumol. The overall death rate for pneumonia in hospitals in the united states is less than 5%.