| a study on community acquired pneumonia in adults requiring hospital admission in penang. | a study was carried out to determine the pattern of microbiological organisms causing community acquired pneumonia in adult patients admitted to penang hospital between november 1999 and august 2000. altogether, 98 patients (64 males, 34 females) with a mean age (+/- s.d.) of 55.9 (+/- 19.0) (range 15 to 87) years were included in the study. causative organisms were identified in 42 patients (42.9%). mycobacterium tuberculosis was the commonest pathogen being identified in 15.3% of cases, follow ... | 2001 | 11732071 |