Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: To assess outcomes of community acquired pneumonia. Material and Methods: Eighty- five cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) of both genders were selected. Parameters such as duration of hospital stay, symptomatology, comorbidities, seasonal variation, radiological features, complications, outcome and causative organisms were analysed. Results: Age group 30-50 years comprised of 38 and >50 years had 47. Left side was involved in 45, right in 30 and bilateral in 10 cases. Radiological finding was lobar consolidation in 52 and bronchopneumonia in 33. Comorbidity observed was diabetes in 11, hypertension in 6 and CKD in 2 cases. Causative agent was bacterial in 36, fungal in 28, viral in 11 and other in 10 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Complications observed were respiratory distress in 2, pleural effusion in 5 and respiratory failure in 3 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Most of the cases identified causative organism were bacterial. Complications observed were respiratory distress, pleural effusion and respiratory failure.