Intensive care unit admissions for community-acquired pneumonia are seasonal but are not associated with weather or reports of influenza-like illness in the community.
Dodek
Peter M
PM
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z1Y6. pedodek@interchange.ubc.ca
Norena
Monica
M
Keenan
Sean P
SP
Teja
Aleem
A
Wong
Hubert
H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012621:Seasons; D014887:Weather