Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia (any of several lung diseases) contracted by a person outside of the healthcare system. In contrast...

distinguished from community-acquired pneumonia. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection, rather than a virus. Hospital acquired pneumonia is the second...

classified by where it was acquired, such as community- or hospital-acquired or healthcare-associated pneumonia. Risk factors for pneumonia include cystic fibrosis...

Rates of Mycoplasma pneumonia in all global community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases range from 10-15%. The rate of Mycoplasma pneumonia in adults with CAP...

Atypical pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, is any type of pneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease...

patients with community acquired pneumonia. The PSI/PORT score is often used to predict the need for hospitalization in people with pneumonia. This is consistent...

caused by pneumonia. Community acquired pneumonia causes more deaths in Europe than any other single infectious agent. Community acquired pneumonia has an...

Pneumonia can be classified in several ways, most commonly by where it was acquired (hospital versus community), but may also by the area of lung affected...

responsible for VAP is different from that of the more common community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In particular, viruses and fungi are uncommon causes in...

such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and community-acquired pneumonia. The Horowitz index plays a major role in the diagnosis of ARDS...

patients acquiring pneumonia in the community, sometimes with added clarithromycin. In North America, where the "atypical" forms of community-acquired pneumonia...

of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is...

and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Like other types of pneumonia, lobar pneumonia can present as community-acquired, in immune-suppressed patients, or as a nosocomial...

microorganisms varies depending on the source of infection (community acquired vs. hospital acquired pneumonia), the age of the patient and host immune status. Risk...

prediction rule that has been validated for predicting mortality in community-acquired pneumonia and infection of any site. The CURB-65 is based on the earlier...

hospital-acquired pneumonia than a community-acquired pneumonia, in contrast to lobar pneumonia. Bronchopneumonia is less likely than lobar pneumonia to be...

2016). "Prognostic implications of aspiration pneumonia in patients with community acquired pneumonia: A systematic review with meta-analysis". Scientific...

neonatal infections. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the main cause of community acquired pneumonia and meningitis in children and the elderly, and of sepsis in...

Kapoor WN, Fine MJ (1997). "Does this patient have community-acquired pneumonia? Diagnosing pneumonia by history and physical examination". JAMA: The Journal...

sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia, complicated and uncomplicated infections of the skin and of...

the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (excluding ventilator-associated pneumonia) and community-acquired pneumonia. It is marketed by Basilea...

resistant to other antibiotics. It is mainly used for treatment of community acquired pneumonia. It is taken by mouth and is in the cephalosporin family of antibiotics...

Kochen MM, Rohde GG, Bjerre LM (October 2014). "Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia in adult outpatients". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews...

is prolonged in renal failure. Approved indications include community acquired pneumonia, uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections, and uncomplicated...

relatively much weaker. It is currently being investigated for community-acquired pneumonia and complicated skin and skin structure infection. Ceftaroline...

other respiratory fluoroquinolines as first line treatment for community acquired pneumonia when co-morbidities such as heart, lung, or liver disease are...

hundreds of miles away. Coccidioidomycosis is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the endemic areas of the United States. Infections usually...

to that of azithromycin or ceftriaxone in 712 children with community-acquired pneumonia, serious adverse events were experienced by 6% of those treated...

or equal to 250 mmHg is one of the minor criteria for severe community acquired pneumonia (i.e., possible indication for inpatient treatment). A PaO2/FIO2...

the pneumonia seen especially in immunocompromised individuals such as people with chronic diseases or alcoholics. Community-acquired pneumonia caused...