RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pneumonia and alcohol use disorder: Implications for treatment
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 493
OP 500
DO 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19105
VO 87
IS 8
A1 Niyati M. Gupta
A1 Abhishek Deshpande
A1 Michael B. Rothberg
YR 2020
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/8/493.abstract
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.