Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Dlamini, S K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendelson, M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-19T05:54:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-19T05:54:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-04-19T05:48:41Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The true incidence of Legionella pneumophilia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Coxiella burnetti, the so-called atypical pathogens that cause adult community-acquired pneumonia in southern Africa, is unknown. Although there are a lack of community-based studies, hospital-based studies suggest that the incidence may be as high as 30% in patients admitted to, but not requiring, an intensive care unit. A lack of specific clinical features that differentiate atypical pathogens, plus the lack of reliable, simple diagnostics, compound the uncertainty regarding the contribution of atypical pathogens to the sum total of community-acquired pneumonia in southern Africa. Without reliable diagnostic tests, macrolide or azalide antibiotics are widely used for in-patients with pneumonia, potentially fuelling the rise of antibiotic resistance to macrolides in other bacteria. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Dlamini, S. K., & Mendelson, M. (2012). Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa. <i>South African Family Practice</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18946 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Dlamini, S K, and M Mendelson "Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa." <i>South African Family Practice</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18946 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Dlamini, S. K., & Mendelson, M. (2012). Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa. South African Family Practice, 54(4), 286-291. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6190 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Dlamini, S K AU - Mendelson, M AB - The true incidence of Legionella pneumophilia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Coxiella burnetti, the so-called atypical pathogens that cause adult community-acquired pneumonia in southern Africa, is unknown. Although there are a lack of community-based studies, hospital-based studies suggest that the incidence may be as high as 30% in patients admitted to, but not requiring, an intensive care unit. A lack of specific clinical features that differentiate atypical pathogens, plus the lack of reliable, simple diagnostics, compound the uncertainty regarding the contribution of atypical pathogens to the sum total of community-acquired pneumonia in southern Africa. Without reliable diagnostic tests, macrolide or azalide antibiotics are widely used for in-patients with pneumonia, potentially fuelling the rise of antibiotic resistance to macrolides in other bacteria. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Family Practice LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 2078-6190 T1 - Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa TI - Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18946 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18946 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://safampract.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/2631 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Dlamini SK, Mendelson M. Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa. South African Family Practice. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18946. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | South African Academy of Family Physicians | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Infectious Disease and HIV Med | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/za/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | South African Family Practice | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://safampract.co.za/index.php/safpj/index | |
| dc.subject.other | atypical pneumonia | |
| dc.subject.other | adults | |
| dc.subject.other | Southern Africa | |
| dc.title | Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |