Сlinical features of the course and results of treatment of community acquired pneumonia in patients with opioid addiction

Abstract

The article describes the study results of the clinic features and effectiveness of traditional treatment methods of the community-acquired pneumonia with severe course in opioid addicted patients and non-drug users. It was found that the severity of the disease in this category of patients was caused by latent polyorgan pathology, association of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi of the genus Candida, as well as the development of systemic inflammatory response. In addition, traditional approaches to the treatment of severe community-acquired pneumonia in this category of patients were found to be accompanied by longer (p<0.05) hospitalization and significantly (p <0.05) higher mortality.