PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Niyati M. Gupta
AU  - Abhishek Deshpande
AU  - Michael B. Rothberg
TI  - Pneumonia and alcohol use disorder: Implications for treatment
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19105
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 493--500
VI  - 87
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/8/493.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/8/493.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2020 Aug 01; 87
AB  - Patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are at higher risk of pneumonia and of poor outcomes. This article reviews the etiology of pneumonia in patients with AUD, its impact on mortality and resource utilization, and its implications for treatment.