Neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en ancianos que requieren internación. Cuadro clínico y pronostico. / [Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly requiring hospitalization. Clinical features and prognosis]

ABSTRACT

We evaluated retrospectively 96 patients older than 64 years admitted with the diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in order to describe the clinical features, evaluate severity and assess prognostic factors. During an 18-month period 100 cases of CAP were included. Average age was 82.3 years +/- 8.3 (+/- SD). By the time of admission, cough and fever were found in 35