[Profile of patients evaluated with the Carbon Monoxide Diffusion Capacity Test: A Chilean experience].

Background: The carbon monoxide diffusion capacity test (DLCO) is a clinically useful, routine, non-invasive lung function assessment to determine the status of lung function in patients with chronic disorders such as interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Aim: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of users of the DLCO test in Valdivia, Chile.

Materials And Methods: Observational, retrospective, documentary-based study.

[Importance of respiratory virus in immunocompetent adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia].

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a relevant worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality in adult population, however its etiology is often not identified and therapy is empirical.

Aim: To assess the etiology of CAP in immunocompetent adult hospitalized patients using conventional and molecular diagnostic methods.

Material And Methods: We prospectively studied 240 adult patients who were hospitalized for CAP to identify the microbial etiology.