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Main clinical features on admission in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
| Fernández-Sabé et al. [2003] ≥80 years hospitalized | Zalacain et al. [2003] ≥65 years hospitalized | Riquelme et al. [1996] ≥65 years hospitalized | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cough | – | 81% | 66% |
| Fever | 68% | 76% | 63% |
| Dyspnea | – | 70% | 70% |
| Purulent sputum | 53% | 22% | – |
| Chills | 45% | 53% | 23% |
| Pleural pain | 37% | 43% | 34% |
| Altered mental state | 21% | 26% | 45% |
| Arthromyalgias | 8% | 19% | – |
| Headache | 7% | 15% | – |
| Asthenia | – | 39% | 57% |
