title: Long-term survival following pneumococcal pneumonia.
abstract: We studied the long-term survival of patients who recovered from pneumococcal pneumonia. Mortality was increased for up to 10 years after documented pneumococcal pneumonia and was greater in proportion to the PORT score at admission and among persons who had bacteremic disease.
authors.affiliation: Medical Service, Infectious Disease Section, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Barcleigh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sandvall
authors.forename: Adriana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rueda
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Musher
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017741:Survivors