Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of 184 Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admitted to Hospital

Characteristic	Patients
Mean age, years	61.3
Male	94 (51)
Female	90 (49)
Any comorbidity	74 (40)
COPD and/or chronic bronchitis	21 (11)
Heart failure	12 (7)
Cerebrovascular disease	16 (9)
Malignancy	35 (19)
Liver disease	7 (4)
Renal failure	0 (0)
Antibiotic use prior to hospital admission	40 (22)

NOTE. Data are no. (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.