In a study of CAP in the pre-antibiotic era, Tilghman et al. reported a high mortality rate 78% in adults with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia BPP, compared with 28% in those with non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia NBPP.
En un estudio de la NAC en la era preantibiótica, Tilghman et al. informaron una alta mortalidad 78% en adultos con neumonía neumocócica bacteriémica NNB versus 28% de aquellos con neumonía neumocócica no bacteriémica NNNB.