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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Causes

Common causes of community-acquired pneumonia are c    
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae 

Note:

Strep pneumoniae causes at least a third of pneumonias

infecting organism c %
(95% CI)
Streptococcus pneumoniae  32%
(28% to 37%)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae  17%
(13% to 20%)

 

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips