CLINICO–RADIOLOGICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Dr. A Ayyappa; Dr. G Sambasiva Rao; Dr. B.M.S. Patrudu; Dr. Venkatesh Vulli

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

CLINICO–RADIOLOGICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Dr. A Ayyappa, Dr. G Sambasiva Rao, Dr. B. M. S. Patrudu, Dr. Venkatesh Vulli

Abstract :

BACK GROUND: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India despite the availability of several antibiotics. In the past few years, several guidelines were developed for systematic approach in the management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS: we conducted a retrospective study (December 2016 to January 2018) by collecting data of patients diagnosed with pneumonia who were subjected to different investigations. RESULTS: The study consists of 100 patients of CAP admitted in Government Hospital for Chest and Communiable Diseases, Visakhaptnam. Males and females between 14 to 78 years and most of them in 4th, 5th, 6th decades constituted 60%. The incidence of CAP is more common in men than in women. COPD is significantly associated with CAP. CURB–65 scoring method is very sensitive indicator for the assessment of severity and very useful in predicting the mortality. The mortality was associated with male gender, comorbidities, septic shock and requirement of mechanical ventilation. CONCLUSION: It requires further studies on large scale to confirm the causative organisms of CAP in this geographical area.