| Literature DB >> 27582630 |
V Baldo1, S Cocchio1, T Gallo2, P Furlan1, E Clagnan2, S Del Zotto2, M Saia3, C Bertoncello1, A Buja1, T Baldovin1.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia remains a common reason for hospitalizing infants and the elderly worldwide, and streptococcal infection is often responsible. The aim of this study was to assess the burden of pneumonia in a large general population.Entities:
Keywords: Epidemiology; Hospitalization; PCV; Pneumonia; Streptococcus Pneumoniae; Vaccination
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27582630 PMCID: PMC4996041
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Prev Med Hyg ISSN: 1121-2233
Diagnostic codes used for hospital discharge record selection.
| Pneumonia-related hospitalization | International Classification of Diseases 9 – Clinical Modification Codes | |
|---|---|---|
| First-listed discharge diagnosis | Another discharge | |
| Pneumococcal pneumonia | 481 | |
| Unspecified pneumonia [pneumonia | 485-487; 482.9 | |
| Meningitis | 321, 013.0, 003.21, 036.0, 036.1, 047, 047.0, 047.1, 047.8, 047.9, | |
| Septicemia | 038.1, 038.4, 003.1, 020.2, 022.3, 031.2, 036.2, 038, 038.0, 038.2, | |
| Empyema | 510 | |
Diagnostic codes considered to identify comorbidities.
| Code description | International Classification of Diseases 9 – Clinical |
|---|---|
| Asplenia or severe dysfunction of the spleen | 282.5-282.6, 289.4-289.5; 759.0 |
| Chronic renal disease or nephrotic syndrome | 581, 582, 584, 585; |
| Immunodeficiency or immunosuppression | 0420-0449, 279 |
| Chronic heart disease | 393-398, 414, 416 |
| Chronic lung disease | 490-496 |
| Chronic liver disease | 571-573 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 250 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 140-209 |
Study period and vaccination coverage in children by region.
| Vaccine | Period | Vaccination | Type of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veneto | Friuli | |||
| PCV7 | 2004-2005 | 2004-2008 | < 40% | limited to |
| 2006-2010 | 2009-2010 | 70-80% | extended | |
| PCV13 | 2011-2013 | 2011-2013 | > 80% | |
Fig. 1.Percentage of comorbidity and case fatality rate by type of comorbidity and age group (2004-2013).
Fig. 2.Pneumonia-related hospitalization rate (per 100,000 population) by age group (2004-2013).
Fig. 3.Average annual pneumonia-related hospitalization rates for children by vaccination coverage (CVC), age group and region
Hospital admissions for pneumonia by patients' characteristics and age group (2004-2013).
| Variable | Total | Age groups | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-64 | 65-79 | 80 + | ||||||||
| 125,722 | 8,510 | 3,924 | 18,573 | 32,926 | 61,789 | |||||||
| Males | 66,131 | (52.6) | 4,625 | (54.3) | 2,167 | (55.2) | 11,450 | (61.6) | 20,646 | (62.7) | 27,243 | (44.1) |
| Females | 59,591 | (47.4) | 3,885 | (45.7) | 1,757 | (44.8) | 7,123 | (38.4) | 12,280 | (37.3) | 34,546 | (55.9) |
| Pneumonia | 121,823 | (96.9) | 8,319 | (97.8) | 3,838 | (97.8) | 17,600 | (94.8) | 31,677 | (96.2) | 60,389 | (97.7) |
| 4,002 | (3.2) | 659 | (7.7) | 371 | (9.5) | 967 | (5.2) | 930 | (2.8) | 1075 | (1.7) | |
| without a causative organism | 117,821 | (93.7) | 7,660 | (90.0) | 3,467 | (88.4) | 16,633 | (89.6) | 30,747 | (93.4) | 59,314 | (96.0) |
| Septicemia | 3,025 | (2.4) | 88 | (1.0) | 28 | (0.7) | 582 | (3.1) | 1015 | (3.1) | 1,312 | (2.1) |
| Meningitis | 539 | (0.4) | 50 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.4) | 248 | (1.3) | 177 | (0.5) | 48 | (0.1) |
| Empyema | 335 | (0.3) | 53 | (0.6) | 42 | (1.1) | 143 | (0.8) | 57 | (0.2) | 40 | (0.1) |
| Chronic lung disease | 13,965 | (11.1) | 307 | (3.6) | 115 | (2.9) | 1,255 | (6.8) | 4,994 | (15.2) | 7,294 | (11.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13,574 | (10.8) | 1 | (0.0) | 7 | (0.2) | 1,494 | (8.0) | 5,186 | (15.8) | 6,886 | (11.1) |
| Chronic heart diseases | 10,990 | (8.7) | 10 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) | 454 | (2.4) | 3,319 | (10.1) | 7,206 | (11.7) |
| Malignant neoplasm | 7,380 | (5.9) | 19 | (0.2) | 26 | (0.7) | 1,088 | (5.9) | 3,154 | (9.6) | 3,093 | (5.0) |
| Chronic liver disease | 2,882 | (2.3) | 9 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.2) | 1,000 | (5.4) | 1,161 | (3.5) | 706 | (1.1) |
| Immunodeficiency | 135 | (0.1) | 16 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.3) | 62 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.1) | 11 | (0.0) |
| Asplenia | 93 | (0.1) | 33 | (0.4) | 31 | (0.8) | 17 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.0) | 6 | (0.0) |
| Chronic renal disease | 110 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) | 5 | (0.1) | 27 | (0.1) | 39 | (0.1) | 38 | (0.1) |
| 11.9 | (10.1) | 4.7 | (3.9) | 4.9 | (3.7) | 10.9 | (10.3) | 13.,0 | (10.2) | 12.9 | (10.2) | |