Pneumonia

Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Merck — These drugs are given alone or combined with vancomycin. If MRSA is suspected, an antibiotic called linezolid may be used. Hospital-Acquired and Institution-Acquired Pneumonia Many bacteria, viruses, and even fungi can cause pneumonia in people ...More…

Aspiration Pneumonia: Pneumonia: Merck Manual Home Edition

Merck — Aspiration Pneumonia Doctors make the diagnosis on the basis of the person's symptoms and a chest x-ray. Treatment and prognosis differ depending on the substance that was aspirated. Aspiration Pneumonia: Tiny particles from the mouth frequently ...More…

Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Pneumonia: Merck Manual ...

Merck — Antibiotics, such as the fluoroquinolones, erythromycin, or azithromycin, are used for treatment. About 20% of the people who develop the disease die. The death rate is much higher among people who contract the disease in the hospital or who have ...More…

Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People: Pneumonia: Merck ...

Merck — Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is often used to treat this pneumonia. The combination antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole can be used to help prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia in people at risk. This drug's side effects, which are particularly ...More…

Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Merck — Antibiotics, such as the fluoroquinolones, erythromycin Some Trade Names Community-acquired pneumonia develops in people with limited or no contact with medical institutions or settings. Doctors diagnose community-acquired pneumonia by listening ...More…

"Pneumonia"

Clinical Trials — A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Doripenem Compared With Imipenem in the Treatment of Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Use of TREM-1 Protein to Differentiate Viral and Bacterial Pneumonias in Intubated ...More…

Aspiration Pneumonia

Merck — Doctors make the diagnosis on the basis of the person's symptoms and a chest x-ray. Treatment and prognosis differ depending on the substance that was aspirated. Aspiration Pneumonia: Tiny particles from the mouth frequently dribble or are ...More…

What Is Pneumonia?

Heart & Blood Institute — Pneumonia (nu-MO-ne-ah) is an infection in one or both of the lungs. Many small germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia. The infection causes your lungs' air sacs, called alveoli (al-VEE-uhl-eye), to become inflamed. The ...More…

WHAT IS PNEUMONIA?

American Lung Association — Pneumonia is a serious infection and/or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood, your body cells can't work ...More…

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

National Institute of Allergy — Pneumonia is a lung disease. Pneumococcal pneumonia can infect the upper respiratory tract and can spread to the blood, lungs, middle ear, or nervous system. Pneumococcal pneumonia mainly causes illness in children younger than 2 years old and ...More…

Walking pneumonia: What does it mean?

Mayo Clinic — What is "walking pneumonia"? How is it different from regular pneumonia? The term "walking pneumonia" is often used to describe pneumonia that isn't severe enough to require bed rest or hospitalization. Walking pneumonia is often ...More…

Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP)

Mayo Clinic — Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia is inflammation of the small airways and surrounding tissue. What can you tell me about bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia? Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia ...More…

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