Agustina Cano
Research Subjects
Agustina Cano has a total of 27 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Amelia González-Gamarra
C.S. Goya, Madrid, Spain
1 shared publication - Antonio Artuñedo
Primary Health Care Center Nova Lloreda, 08917 Badalona, Spain
1 shared publication - Antonio Gómez
Primary Health Care Center Fernando el Católico, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
1 shared publication - Cristina Méndez
Pfizer S.L.U., 28108 Madrid, Spain
1 shared publication - Daniel Ocaña
Primary Care Respiratory Group, Health Care Center Algeciras, Algeciras, Spain
1 shared publication - Enrique Cimas
Primary Health Care Center Contrueces, 33210 Gijón, Spain
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 28 February 2021
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 9 (3) , 508
CAPPRIC Study—Characterization of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Spanish Adults Managed in Primary Care Settings
The real burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in non-hospitalized patients is largely unknown. This is a 3-year prospective, observational study of ambulatory CAP in adults, conducted in 24 Spanish primary care centers between 2016–2019. Sociodemographic and clinical variables of patients with radiographically confirmed CAP were collected. Pneumococcal etiology was assessed using the Binax Now® test. Patients were followed up for 10 ± 3 days. A total of 456 CAP patients were included in the study. Mean age was 56.6 (±17.5) years, 53.5% were female, and 53.9% had ≥1 comorbidity. Average incidence of CAP was 1.2–3.5 cases per 1000 persons per year. Eighteen patients (3.9%) were classified as pneumococcal CAP. Cough was present in 88.1% of patients at diagnosis and fever in 70.8%. Increased pulmonary density (63.3%) and alveolar infiltrates with air bronchogram (16.6%) were the most common radiographic findings. After 14.6 ± 6.0 days (95% CI = 13.9–15.3), 65.4% of patients had recovered. Hospitalization rate was 2.8%. The most frequently prescribed antibiotics were quinolones (58.7%) and β-lactams (31.1%). In conclusion, one-third of CAP patients did not fully recover after two weeks of empiric antibiotic therapy and 2.8% required hospitalization, highlighting the significant burden associated with non-hospitalized CAP in Spain.
- 28 February 2021
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 9 (3) , 508
Open AccessCAPPRIC Study—Characterization of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Spanish Adults Managed in Primary Care Settings
The real burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in non-hospitalized patients is largely unknown. This is a 3-year prospective, observational study of ambulatory CAP in adults, conducted in 24 Spanish primary care centers between 2016–2019. Sociodemographic and clinical variables of patients with radiographically confirmed CAP were collected. Pneumococcal etiology was assessed using the Binax Now® test. Patients were followed up for 10 ± 3 days. A total of 456 CAP patients were included in the study. Mean age was 56.6 (±17.5) years, 53.5% were female, and 53.9% had ≥1 comorbidity. Average incidence of CAP was 1.2–3.5 cases per 1000 persons per year. Eighteen patients (3.9%) were classified as pneumococcal CAP. Cough was present in 88.1% of patients at diagnosis and fever in 70.8%. Increased pulmonary density (63.3%) and alveolar infiltrates with air bronchogram (16.6%) were the most common radiographic findings. After 14.6 ± 6.0 days (95% CI = 13.9–15.3), 65.4% of patients had recovered. Hospitalization rate was 2.8%. The most frequently prescribed antibiotics were quinolones (58.7%) and β-lactams (31.1%). In conclusion, one-third of CAP patients did not fully recover after two weeks of empiric antibiotic therapy and 2.8% required hospitalization, highlighting the significant burden associated with non-hospitalized CAP in Spain.