Thoracic Research and Practice
Original Article

The Role of Pneumococcal Pneumonia among Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adult Turkish Population: TurkCAP Study

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Department of Infectious Diseases, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, 18 Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozok University, Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Sleep Disorder, Acıbadem Health Group Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Acıbadem Health Group Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Başkent University Konya Hospital, Konya, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

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Department of Infectious Diseases, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey

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Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2021; 22: 339-345
DOI: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2021.20223
Read: 1147 Downloads: 396 Published: 01 July 2021

Objective: To evaluate the rate of pneumococcal pneumonia (PP) among patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Turkey and to investigate and compare features of PP and non-PP CAP patients.

Material and Methods: This multicenter, non-interventional, prospective, observational study included adult CAP patients (age ≥ 18 years). Diagnosis of PP was based on the presence of at least 1 positive laboratory test result for Streptococcus pneumoniae (blood culture or sputum culture or urinary antigen test [UAT]) in patients with radiographic findings of pneumonia.

Results: Four hundred sixty-five patients were diagnosed with CAP, of whom 59 (12.7%) had PP. The most common comorbidity was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (30.1%). The mean age, smoking history, presence of chronic neurological disease, and CURB-65 score were significantly higher in PP patients, when compared to non-PP patients. In PP patients, 84.8% were diagnosed based ony on the UAT. The overall rate of PP patients among CAP was calculated as 22.8% considering the UAT sensitivity ratio of 63% (95% confidence interval: 45-81). The rate of intensive care treatment was higher in PP patients (P = .007). While no PP patients were vaccinated for pneumococcus, 3.8% of the non-PP patients were vaccinated (P = .235). Antibiotic use in the preceding 48 hours was higher in the non-PP group than in the PP group (31.8% vs. 11.1%, P = .002). The CURB-65 score and the rate of patients requiring inpatient treatment according to this score were higher in the PP group.

Conclusion: The facts that PP patients were older and required intensive care treatment more frequently as compared to non-PP patients underline the burden of PP.

Cite this article as: Şenol E, Çilli A, Günen H, et al. The role of pneumococcal pneumonia among community-acquired pneumonia in adult turkish population: TurkCap study. Turk Thorac J. 2021; 22(4): 339-345.224

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