TY - JOUR T1 - The use of benzodiazepines could be a protective factor for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ≤60-year-old subjects JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 964 LP - 965 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203634 VL - 68 IS - 10 AU - Jordi Almirall AU - Mateu Serra-Prat AU - Francisco Baron AU - Elisabet Palomera AU - Ignasi Bolíbar Y1 - 2013/10/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/68/10/964.2.abstract N2 - We have read with interest the study of Obiora et al 1 regarding the effect of benzodiazepines (BZs) on the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). It is concluded that the use of BZs was associated with an increased risk for CAP and CAP-related mortality. However, the effect of BZs in patients with CAP is still a matter of debate. We would like to contribute to this unsolved question, with new data from a previously published population-based case-control study carried out in a sample of 2662 subjects (1336 CAP patients and 1326 controls).2 In fact, not only the … ER -