TY - JOUR T1 - Hospital admissions of adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Portugal between 2000 and 2009 JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1141 LP - 1146 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00216711 VL - 41 IS - 5 AU - Filipe Froes AU - António Diniz AU - Margarida Mesquita AU - Margarida Serrado AU - Baltazar Nunes Y1 - 2013/05/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/41/5/1141.abstract N2 - Recent studies in the USA and northern Europe have shown an increase in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In southern Europe, this increase has not yet been documented. We carried out a retrospective analysis from encoded information from the Portuguese database for hospital admissions that included all individuals aged ≥18 years, with a primary diagnosis of pneumonia, who were discharged between 2000 and 2009. We excluded patients infected with HIV, individuals immunocompromised as a result of anti-cancer or immunosuppressive treatment, and transplant recipients. Of the 294 027 admissions for CAP, 56% were male. The mean age was 73.1 years and the median age 77 years. Between 2000 and 2009, there was a 5% increase in the average age of patients admitted with CAP. Admissions for CAP represented 3.7% of total admissions of adult patients. The average annual rate of hospital admissions for adults with CAP was 3.61 per 1000 total population, rising to 13.4 for those aged ≥65 years. Between 2000–2004 and 2005–2009 the average annual rate of hospital admission for CAP per 1000 population increased by 28.2%. Hospital admissions for CAP in Portugal increased between 2000 and 2009. It has grown consistently over time, varying according to age with males over-represented. ER -