Chunk #64 — RESULTS — CHRONIC AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONDITIONS WHERE ALCOHOL IS A COMPONENT CAUSE — LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
about 5 drinks per day (equivalent to 60 g pure alcohol per day). On the other hand, older studies showed that patients defined as “alcoholics” according to clinical symptoms showed an 8-fold increased risk for CAP [163;164]. Also, in a recent study in Russia, drinkers of more than 3 bottles of vodka per week showed an RR of 3.29 (95% CI 2.83–3.83) for men, and 3.42 (95% CI: 2.64–4.44) for women, both compared to drinkers of half a bottle of vodka weekly or less [165]
