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 ...

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.

Clinical trials conducted in patients with CAP treated on an outpatient basis provide relevant data for clinicians dealing with management of this common serious infection. A number of trials have ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...