Journal article
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Predictors of Complications and Length of Hospital Stay
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The primary objective of the study was to determine factors associated with complications and length of hospital stay (LOS) in hospitalized adult patients with diabetes along with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). CAP is a common infection in patients with diabetes mellitus and is associated with a significant mortality and morbidity.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of 215 adult patients with diabetes …
Authors
Bader MS; Yi Y; Abouchehade K; Haroon B; Bishop LD; Hawboldt J
Journal
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 352, No. 1, pp. 30–35
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
7 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.amjms.2016.02.032
ISSN
0002-9629