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    Burden of community-acquired pneumonia in adults over 18y of age
    (TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC, 2017-01-01) Kosar, Filiz; Alici, Devrim Emel; Hacibedel, Basak; Yigitbas, Burcu Arpinar; Golabi, Pejman; Cuhadaroglu, Caglar
    This study aimed to determine the economic burden and affecting factors in adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients (>= 18years) by retrospectively evaluating the data of 2 centers in Istanbul province, Turkey. Data of outpatients and inpatients with CAP from January 2013 through June 2014 were evaluated. The numbers of laboratory analyses, imaging, hospitalization days, and specialist visits were multiplied by the relevant unit costs and the costs of the relevant items per patient were obtained. Total medication costs were calculated according to the duration of use and dosage. The mean age was 61.56 +/- 17.87y for the inpatients (n = 211