Air pollution is associated with a distinct pathogen spectrum in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective multicentre cohort study

Max Kutzinski, Thomas Brenner, Saeed A. Khan, Hendrik Pott, Roman Martin, Barbara C. Weckler, Ann-Christine Link, Christoph Reudenbach, Jörg Bendix, Jan Rupp, Martin Witzenrath, Gernot Rohde, Mathias W. Pletz, Jessica Rademacher, Wilhelm Bertrams, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Unknown, André Fuchs, Maximilian Engelmann, Gregor Paul, Mousa Ayoub, Katharina Groehl, Katrin Riedl, Daiana Stolz, Wolfgang Bauer, Eva Corinna Diehl-Wiesenecker, Iris von Wunsch-Rolshoven Teruel, Noah Galtung, Norbert Suttorp, Martin Witzenrath, Christian Wildberg, Caitlin Pley, Enrico Zessin, Sibylle Schmager, Bernhard Schaaf, Julius Kremling, Daniela Nickoleit-Bitzenberger, Harun Azzaui, Martin Hower, Frederik Hempel, Katharina Prebeg, Kalina Popkirova, Martin Kolditz, Bernhard Schulte-Hubbert, Simona Langner, Gernot Rohde, Carla Bellinghausen, Achim Grünewaldt, Adrian Endres, Carlo Frigerio, Benno Fiedler, Marcus Panning, Tobias Welte, Isabell Pink, Nora Drick, Thomas Fühner, Mariet van ’t Klooster, Tabea Steinberg, Grit Barten-Neiner, Waldemar Kröner, Olesya Unruh, Nina Adaskina, Frank Eberhardt, Christina Julius, Thomas Illig, Norman Klopp, Mathias Pletz, Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt, Christina Bahrs, Anne Moeser, Juliane Ankert, Urte Sommerwerck, Tobias Wintermantel, Daniel Drömann, Patrick Parschke, Klaas Franzen, Jan Rupp, Frederike Waldeck, Nadja Käding, Christoph Spinner, Johanna Erber, Florian Voit, Jochen Schneider, Marco Falcone, Giusy Tiseo, David Heigener, Iris Hering, Werner Albrich, Frank Rassouli, Benjamin Wirth, Claus Neurohr, Andreas Essig, Steffen Stenger, Michael Wallner, Heinz Burgmann, Ludwig Traby, Lorenz Schubert, Bernd Schmeck

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DOI: 10.1186/s41479-026-00212-3
Published: 2026-11-05
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s41479-026-00212-3,
  title = {Air pollution is associated with a distinct pathogen spectrum in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective multicentre cohort study},
  author = {Max Kutzinski and Thomas Brenner and Saeed A. Khan and Hendrik Pott and Roman Martin and Barbara C. Weckler and Ann-Christine Link and Christoph Reudenbach and Jörg Bendix and Jan Rupp and Martin Witzenrath and Gernot Rohde and Mathias W. Pletz and Jessica Rademacher and Wilhelm Bertrams and Claus F. Vogelmeier and Unknown and André Fuchs and Maximilian Engelmann and Gregor Paul and Mousa Ayoub and Katharina Groehl and Katrin Riedl and Daiana Stolz and Wolfgang Bauer and Eva Corinna Diehl-Wiesenecker and Iris von Wunsch-Rolshoven Teruel and Noah Galtung and Norbert Suttorp and Martin Witzenrath and Christian Wildberg and Caitlin Pley and Enrico Zessin and Sibylle Schmager and Bernhard Schaaf and Julius Kremling and Daniela Nickoleit-Bitzenberger and Harun Azzaui and Martin Hower and Frederik Hempel and Katharina Prebeg and Kalina Popkirova and Martin Kolditz and Bernhard Schulte-Hubbert and Simona Langner and Gernot Rohde and Carla Bellinghausen and Achim Grünewaldt and Adrian Endres and Carlo Frigerio and Benno Fiedler and Marcus Panning and Tobias Welte and Isabell Pink and Nora Drick and Thomas Fühner and Mariet van ’t Klooster and Tabea Steinberg and Grit Barten-Neiner and Waldemar Kröner and Olesya Unruh and Nina Adaskina and Frank Eberhardt and Christina Julius and Thomas Illig and Norman Klopp and Mathias Pletz and Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt and Christina Bahrs and Anne Moeser and Juliane Ankert and Urte Sommerwerck and Tobias Wintermantel and Daniel Drömann and Patrick Parschke and Klaas Franzen and Jan Rupp and Frederike Waldeck and Nadja Käding and Christoph Spinner and Johanna Erber and Florian Voit and Jochen Schneider and Marco Falcone and Giusy Tiseo and David Heigener and Iris Hering and Werner Albrich and Frank Rassouli and Benjamin Wirth and Claus Neurohr and Andreas Essig and Steffen Stenger and Michael Wallner and Heinz Burgmann and Ludwig Traby and Lorenz Schubert and Bernd Schmeck},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pneumonia},
  doi = {10.1186/s41479-026-00212-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-026-00212-3}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Air pollution is associated with a distinct pathogen spectrum in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective multicentre cohort study
AU  - Max Kutzinski
AU  - Thomas Brenner
AU  - Saeed A. Khan
AU  - Hendrik Pott
AU  - Roman Martin
AU  - Barbara C. Weckler
AU  - Ann-Christine Link
AU  - Christoph Reudenbach
AU  - Jörg Bendix
AU  - Jan Rupp
AU  - Martin Witzenrath
AU  - Gernot Rohde
AU  - Mathias W. Pletz
AU  - Jessica Rademacher
AU  - Wilhelm Bertrams
AU  - Claus F. Vogelmeier
AU  - Unknown
AU  - André Fuchs
AU  - Maximilian Engelmann
AU  - Gregor Paul
AU  - Mousa Ayoub
AU  - Katharina Groehl
AU  - Katrin Riedl
AU  - Daiana Stolz
AU  - Wolfgang Bauer
AU  - Eva Corinna Diehl-Wiesenecker
AU  - Iris von Wunsch-Rolshoven Teruel
AU  - Noah Galtung
AU  - Norbert Suttorp
AU  - Martin Witzenrath
AU  - Christian Wildberg
AU  - Caitlin Pley
AU  - Enrico Zessin
AU  - Sibylle Schmager
AU  - Bernhard Schaaf
AU  - Julius Kremling
AU  - Daniela Nickoleit-Bitzenberger
AU  - Harun Azzaui
AU  - Martin Hower
AU  - Frederik Hempel
AU  - Katharina Prebeg
AU  - Kalina Popkirova
AU  - Martin Kolditz
AU  - Bernhard Schulte-Hubbert
AU  - Simona Langner
AU  - Gernot Rohde
AU  - Carla Bellinghausen
AU  - Achim Grünewaldt
AU  - Adrian Endres
AU  - Carlo Frigerio
AU  - Benno Fiedler
AU  - Marcus Panning
AU  - Tobias Welte
AU  - Isabell Pink
AU  - Nora Drick
AU  - Thomas Fühner
AU  - Mariet van ’t Klooster
AU  - Tabea Steinberg
AU  - Grit Barten-Neiner
AU  - Waldemar Kröner
AU  - Olesya Unruh
AU  - Nina Adaskina
AU  - Frank Eberhardt
AU  - Christina Julius
AU  - Thomas Illig
AU  - Norman Klopp
AU  - Mathias Pletz
AU  - Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt
AU  - Christina Bahrs
AU  - Anne Moeser
AU  - Juliane Ankert
AU  - Urte Sommerwerck
AU  - Tobias Wintermantel
AU  - Daniel Drömann
AU  - Patrick Parschke
AU  - Klaas Franzen
AU  - Jan Rupp
AU  - Frederike Waldeck
AU  - Nadja Käding
AU  - Christoph Spinner
AU  - Johanna Erber
AU  - Florian Voit
AU  - Jochen Schneider
AU  - Marco Falcone
AU  - Giusy Tiseo
AU  - David Heigener
AU  - Iris Hering
AU  - Werner Albrich
AU  - Frank Rassouli
AU  - Benjamin Wirth
AU  - Claus Neurohr
AU  - Andreas Essig
AU  - Steffen Stenger
AU  - Michael Wallner
AU  - Heinz Burgmann
AU  - Ludwig Traby
AU  - Lorenz Schubert
AU  - Bernd Schmeck
PY  - 2026
JO  - Pneumonia
DO  - 10.1186/s41479-026-00212-3
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APA

Kutzinski, M., Brenner, T., Khan, S. A., Pott, H., Martin, R., Weckler, B. C., Link, A., Reudenbach, C., Bendix, J., Rupp, J., Witzenrath, M., Rohde, G., Pletz, M. W., Rademacher, J., Bertrams, W., Vogelmeier, C. F., Unknown, Fuchs, A., Engelmann, M., Paul, G., Ayoub, M., Groehl, K., Riedl, K., Stolz, D., Bauer, W., Diehl-Wiesenecker, E. C., Teruel, I. V. W., Galtung, N., Suttorp, N., Witzenrath, M., Wildberg, C., Pley, C., Zessin, E., Schmager, S., Schaaf, B., Kremling, J., Nickoleit-Bitzenberger, D., Azzaui, H., Hower, M., Hempel, F., Prebeg, K., Popkirova, K., Kolditz, M., Schulte-Hubbert, B., Langner, S., Rohde, G., Bellinghausen, C., Grünewaldt, A., Endres, A., Frigerio, C., Fiedler, B., Panning, M., Welte, T., Pink, I., Drick, N., Fühner, T., Klooster, M. V. ’., Steinberg, T., Barten-Neiner, G., Kröner, W., Unruh, O., Adaskina, N., Eberhardt, F., Julius, C., Illig, T., Klopp, N., Pletz, M., Schleenvoigt, B. T., Bahrs, C., Moeser, A., Ankert, J., Sommerwerck, U., Wintermantel, T., Drömann, D., Parschke, P., Franzen, K., Rupp, J., Waldeck, F., Käding, N., Spinner, C., Erber, J., Voit, F., Schneider, J., Falcone, M., Tiseo, G., Heigener, D., Hering, I., Albrich, W., Rassouli, F., Wirth, B., Neurohr, C., Essig, A., Stenger, S., Wallner, M., Burgmann, H., Traby, L., Schubert, L., & Schmeck, B. (2026). Air pollution is associated with a distinct pathogen spectrum in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective multicentre cohort study. Pneumonia. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-026-00212-3

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