Does gastric acid suppression increase the risk of community-acquired pneumonia?

Authors :: Michael E. Detsky
David N. Juurlink
Publication Year :: 2005
Publisher :: Canadian Medical Association, 2005.
Abstract: Laheij RJ, Sturkenboom MC, Hassing RJ, Dieleman J, Stricker BH, Jansen JB. Risk of community-acquired pneumonia and use of gastric acid-suppressive drugs. JAMA 2004;292(16):1955-60 Background: Dyspepsia is responsible for 7% of visits to family practitioners,[1][1] and millions of Canadians have

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia
business.industry
Internal medicine
medicine
Synopsis
Gastric acid
General Medicine
business
medicine.disease
Surgery

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