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The influence of socioeconomic status on the features and evolution of community-acquired pneumonia in 107 consecutive hospitalized patients was investigated. Thirty-four (31.8%) patients were considered to have a low socioeconomic status. These patients were more likely immigrants, middle-aged, with fewer comorbid illnesses, and were more often tobacco, alcohol, or drug consumers (P<0.01). The distribution of etiologies was significantly different according to socioeconomic status, with tuberculosis occurring more frequently in the low socioeconomic group (P<0.05). Low socioeconomic status was not associated with a more severe presentation or outcome of pneumonia but was an independent factor that predicted a significantly longer length of hospitalization (5.9 days longer; 95% confidence interval, 2.2–9.5 days;P<0.003), entailing a substantial excess cost per hospital stay.
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Stelianides, S., Golmard, J., Carbon, C. et al. Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Features and Outcome of Community-Acquired Pneumonia. EJCMID 18, 704–708 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050382
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