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The European Journal of Public Health 2001 11(4):362-364; doi:10.1093/eurpub/11.4.362
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BURDEN OF DISEASE

The burden of community-acquired pneumonia in Spain

VICENTE MONGE1,, MARÍA SAN-MARTÍN2 and ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ2

1Preventive Medicine, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, University of Alcalá Spain
2Medical Department, Aventis Pasteur MSD Madrid, Spain

Dr Vicente Monge, Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Ctra Colmenar Viejo Km 9.100, Madrid 28034, Spain, tel +34 91 3368700, fax +34 91 3368000, e-mail vicente.monge{at}hrc.es

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia accounts for a large number of hospitalizations and deaths in developed countries. Methods: Data for Spain were obtained from the national surveillance system for hospital data and comprises all hospital discharges for pneumonia reported during a two-year period. Results: The annual incidence of hospitalization for pneumonia was 160 per 100, 000 population. Incidence of hospitalization, mortality, average length of stay and case-mortality rate were higher in persons greater double equals65 years of age. The annual cost of these hospitalizations was 115 million ECUs (1 ECU = 1.19 US Dollars). Conclusion: Community-acquired pneumonia accounts for 53,000 hospitalizations per year in Spain, and this imposes a large economic cost on the National Health-care System.

Keywords: community-acquired pneumonia, hospitalization, Spain


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