VALIDITY OF PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX AND CURB-65 SEVERITY SCORING SYSTEMS IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY

PURPOSE: Respiratory infections are the most common of all infections and of these pneumonia is the most serious infection with high mortality. The aim of our study was to test the validity of pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65 severity scoring systems in community acquired pneumonia in an Indian setting.