Severe community-acquired pneumonia in Reunion Island: Epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological characteristics, 2016-2018.

Axel de MangouAgathe CombeNathalie Coolen-AllouGuillaume MiltgenNicolas TraversierOlivier BelmonteDavid VandrouxMichel BohrerJulien CoustyMargot CaronCharles VidalJérôme AllynNicolas Allou

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Our findings have major implications for the management of severe CAP in tropical regions. The most frequently isolated microorganism in patients with severe CAP in Reunion Island is influenza followed by S. pneumoniae. Physicians should be aware that influenza is the main cause of severe CAP in patients living in or returning from Reunion Island, where this virus circulates all year round.

Keyphrases

early onset
end stage renal disease
community acquired pneumonia
primary care
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
climate change
drug induced
prognostic factors