| community acquired pneumonia in adults in addis abeba: etiologic agents, clinical and radiographic presentation. | we prospectively studied 110 adult patients coming to black lion hospital between august 1987 and july 1989 with community acquired pneumonia (cap) for various etiologic agents and clinical and radiographic presentation. streptococcus pneumoniae was the most common offending pathogen in 72% and 67.5% from sputum and lung aspirate (la) gram stain respectively, and in 41% by pneumococcal serotyping of sputum. blood and la culture grew streptococcus pneumoniae in 4 (6%), staphylococcus aureus in 4 ... | 1994 | 8033877 |
| the etiology of community acquired pneumonia in adults in addis ababa. | over a two year period, we prospectively studied 110 adult patients with community acquired pneumonia (cap) who presented to the black lion hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia. pneumococcal infection was diagnosed in 41% by the detection of pneumococcal antigen in sputum and other biologic fluids; in 72% by gram stain of lung aspirate (la) and in 67.5% by gram stain of sputum. blood and lung aspirate culture grew streptococcus pneumoniae in 4 cases (6%), staphylococcus aureus in 4 (6%), enterobacter ... | 1994 | 7841101 |