Background The etiologic profile of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for each age group could be similar among inpatients and outpatients. This fact brings up the link between etiology of CAP ...

safety and tolerability of oral moxifloxacin in outpatients with respiratory tract infections treated in general practices in Germany with the focus on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Patients hospitalized with CAP who had an LRTS taken on admission exhibited reduced risk of mortality and were more likely to receive appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Immunocompromised patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia have an increased risk of in-hospital and long-term mortality.

Among older adults who were treated for community-acquired pneumonia in the hospital, 12% were misdiagnosed, researchers ...

The paper is titled "Relationship Between Chest Radiography Results and Antibiotic Initiation in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Management by General Practitioners." A prospective cross-sectional ...

It is the most common lethal nosocomial, or hospital-acquired ... a child takes per minute can help community health workers and parents recognize pneumonia and administer antibiotics if ...

New findings highlight the importance of C-reactive protein-driven patient selection for corticosteroid therapy in pneumonia.

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Pope Francis has spent a month in hospital, struggling with bilateral pneumonia – but what exactly is this infection?

Pope Francis, 88, has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia amid pre-existing lung conditions like bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis. His condition is complicated by a polymicrobial ...