Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) – Market Outlook, Epidemiology, Competitive Landscape, and Market Forecast Report – 2023 To 2033
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Severe Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality and incurs high healthcare costs. Because disease presentation varies from a mild illness that can be managed as an outpatient to a severe illness that requires treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU), determining the appropriate level of care, early diagnosis, and timely treatment is essential for improving outcomes. Most patients with Severe Community-acquired pneumonia have chronic underlying diseases like COPD in one-third of the population. The cases of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization were highest among the oldest adults. Despite current diagnostic tests, no pathogen was detected in most patients. Respiratory viruses were detected more frequently than bacteria. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is considered the most infectious cause of sepsis globally, and approximately 50% of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions due to CAP are associated with septic sh...