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BAKGROUND: A high proportion of hospitalized patients with pneumonia are treated in Internal Medicine Departments (IMDs). However, information on pneumonia in this setting is scarce. METHODS: We invited physicians working in 72 IMDs to report on all patients with pneumonia hospitalized in their department during two-week-study period (January and June 2010). RESULTS: Overall, 1,002 episodes of pneumonia were analyzed. Incidence was 111 episodes per 1,000 IMD admissions. Patients were classified as having community-acquired (CAP) (58.9%), health-care– acquired (HCAP) (30.6%) and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) (10.4%). According to PSI and CURB-65 scores, the admissions seemed unnecessary ranged from 24% to 30%. Etiologic diagnostic testing (?1 sample) was made in 87%, 72%, and 79% of CAP, HCAP, and HAP (p
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