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An increased risk of community acquired pneumonia with gastric acid suppressive drug therapy
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  1. R Parker
  1. Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK; robertparker@doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2004.la0134

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    ▴ Laheij RJF, Sturkenboom MCJM, Hassing RJ, et al. Risk of community-acquired pneumonia and use of gastric acid-suppressive drugs. JAMA2004;292:1955–60
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    This study analysed 364 683 patients from an established Dutch primary care database comprising full electronic patient records. Patients were described as exposed (n = 19 459) if they were prescribed acid suppression (proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA)) and were followed until the development of pneumonia or the end of the study …

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