Multi-professional lung cancer disclosure to change anxiety and depression: an exploratory study

The article by Jennings and colleagues1 described interesting findings regarding the common nature of mixed viral/bacterial aetiology in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the association between mixed rhinovirus/pneumococcal infection and severe disease. We have also examined the role of respiratory picornaviruses as causative agents of CAP in adults and their contribution to disease severity. As part of a larger prospective clinical study2 of the aetiology of CAP, the occurrence of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses was analysed in 231 patients. Detailed information on the study design …