The Burden and Etiology of Community-Onset Pneumonia in the Aging Japanese Population: A Multicenter Prospective Study

2015191 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Konosuke Morimoto · Nagasaki University

Motoi Suzuki · Nagasaki University

Tomoko Ishifuji · Nagasaki University

Makito Yaegashi · Kameda Medical Center

Norichika Asoh · Yokufukai Hospital

Naohisa Hamashige · Chikamori Hospital

Masahiko Abe ·

Abstract

A substantial portion of the COP burden occurs among elderly members of the Japanese adult population. In addition to the introduction of effective vaccines for S. pneumoniae and influenza, multidimensional approaches are needed to reduce the pneumonia burden in an aging society.

Topics & Keywords

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Emergency and Acute Care Studies Respiratory viral infections research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 10, Issue 3, pp. e0122247-e0122247

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122247

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