TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.107-113, 2015 (ESCI)
OBJECTIVES: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) accounts for an important part of hospital admissions and health expenses worldwide. The cost increases when treated in a hospital, and reports on this issue are limited in Turkey. This study aimed to investigate direct hospital costs and factors affecting these costs for patients who were hospitalized in our clinic because of the diagnosis of CAP.