%0 Journal Article %A Adamantia Liapikou %A Dimitra Bakali %A Ioannis Pantazopoulos %A Katerina Dimakou %A Antonia Koutsoukou %A Mina Gaga %A Michalis Toumbis %A Panos Demertzis %T Community acquired pneumonia in asthma patients %D 2013 %J European Respiratory Journal %P P2720 %V 42 %N Suppl 57 %X Background: Although asthma was the most common co-morbidity among patients hospitalized with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection, in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) there not data about the influence of asthma in its prognosis. The aim of this study was to compare the differences between asthma and non-asthma hospitalized patients with CAP.Methods: A prospective study was performed to investigate the characteristics, severity and outcomes of asthma patients hospitalized with CAP, in 2 respiratory clinics and an ICU during 2 years period.Results: During the study period 272 patients were recruited [median age 69.3 +/-9.5 years] and categorized in two groups: group A, asthma [n=19,age 55 +/- 20)] and group B non-asthma patients (n=251, age 65 +/-18years). Patients with asthma had more frequently comorbitidies (90% vs. 75%, p=0,15). They had received more often antibiotics before admission (56% vs. 40%, p=0,19) and presented earlier to the hospital (3,6 vs. 5,15 days, p=0,382), with lower CURB65 class (1,6 vs. 2,3, p=0, 15) and lower CRP levels (10,78 vs.16, 83, p=0,23). Two patients died, but were elderly (mean age 88 years) persons with other underline diseases.View this table:Table 1: Characteristics of asthma ptsConclusions: CAP patients with asthma presented earlier to the hospital and with less severe disease. More data are needed for further evaluation of this comorbidity in pneumonia’s course. %U https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/erj/42/Suppl_57/P2720.full.pdf