Background: Pneumonia is an infection of the lung parenchyma caused by infective and non-infective agents, with physical and radiological features compatible with pulmonary consolidation of a part or parts of one or both the lungs.
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study conducted in 50 CAP patients, admitted in KGH from December 2017 to August 2019. The study included patients above 15years with fever, cough with expectoration, chest pain and dyspnea.
Results: Mean age of patients is 50.04years with males being 70%, risk factors being COPD, DM, with sputum cultures showing Streptococcus pneumonia as the most common pathogen.
Conclusion: Overall the prognosis was good in this study when appropriate antibiotics were started at appropriate time.
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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