Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1984.
The case fatality rate among adults with community-acquired bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (Pnb) in Stockholm in 1984 was 11% (7/62), corresponding to an incidence of fatal Pnb of 0.5/100,000. This figure is low compared to data from the US and the UK, but corresponds well to our finding of a 7% mortality among patients with Pnb in a recent study covering part of the Stockholm population (2 hospitals).
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors