Question 410 · LEK · Pneumonia
Which of the factors listed below does not increase the risk of community-acquired pneumonia?
- A. old age.
- B. tobacco smoking.
- C. treatment with systemic glucocorticoids or other immunosuppressants.
- D. working outdoors.
- E. periodontal diseases.
Hint
Ask which factor weakens airway defence, immunity or oral hygiene, and which one is merely a work setting.
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