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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Ask about age.  a c

Why?

  • Increasing age increases the risk of developing pneumonia. a
  • Patients aged under 40 are more likely to have a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. c

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips