Jose A. Suaya, MD, PhD, MPH

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August 27th 2021

Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Position: Impact on Adult Pneumonia Burden Estimates

Jose A. Suaya, MD, PhD, MPH Ermias Tilahun, PhD, MPH Vannessa Harrison, DrPH John M. McLaughlin, PhD Erica Chilson, PharmD Jeffrey Vietri, PhD David L. Swerdlow, MD Bradford D. Gessner, MD, MPH Raul E. Isturiz, MD

Disease burden estimates of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations are more sensitive when including pneumonia coded in any diagnosis field vs in only the first discharge diagnosis field.

July 19th 2012

Incidence and Cost of CAP in a Large Working-Age Population

Machaon M. Bonafede, PhD, MPH Jose A. Suaya, MD, PhD, MPH Kathleen L. Wilson, MPH David M. Mannino, MD Daniel Polsky, PhD

Approximately 5% of non-elderly adults have a community acquired pneumonia (CAP) annually, with an annual total of $10.6 billion in direct and indirect costs.