Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma, characterized by fever, dyspnea, cough, and production of purulent sputum. Although CAP is a fairly common disease, it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in elderly patients. The ...
Community-acquired pneumonia: the annual cost to the National Health Service in the UK The aim of this study was to estimate the direct annual healthcare costs to the UK National Health Service (NHS) of managing community-acquired pneumonia. ... J.F. Guest,A Morris - 《European Respiratory...
If you get pneumonia while you’re in a hospital, that’s called hospital-acquired pneumonia. It tends to be more serious, since it can be caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and those who get it have other health issues. You might also hear the term health care-associated pneumonia. T...
Objective To observe and analyze the clinic situation and the therapeutic efficacy of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods The symptoms, signs, X-ray character and therapeutic efficacy of 308 patients with CAP were analyzed retrospectively. Results Among 308 patients, the pathogens were isolated...
Despite the availability of excellent antibiotics, the mortality from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains substantial. Most deaths occur during the first week of hospitalization. Because antibiotics rapidly eradicate bacteria from pulmonary secretions, an ongoing inflammatory response may be responsible...
are commonly responsible for community-acquired pneumonia, lafon says. "those tend to cause the typical signs of pneumonia, like fever, cough and difficulty breathing." having the flu can be a direct cause of pneumonia, he adds, or it can predispose people to eventually develop a bacterial ...
In the UK, older people are particularly prone to developing community acquired pneumonia. The most common pathogen is the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. In the environment, S. pnumoniae is a robust microbe that can adapt and survive in hostile conditions and in the human body. Antibiotic th...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia You have ventilator-associated pneumonia if you get the infection while using a ventilator, a machine that helps you breathe. Community-acquired pneumonia Most cases are what's called community-acquired pneumonia, which means you didn’t get it in a hospital. ...
community-acquired pneumoniapaediatricPneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age worldwide and a cause of morbidity in a considerable number of children. A number of studies have sought to identify the ideal choice of antibiotics, route of administration and optimum ...
Aim: To analyse the bacterial pathogens and drug sensitivities for neonatal community-acquired pneumonia.Methods: Seven hundred sixty sputum samples from newborns with community-acquired pneumonia were cultured to determine microbial organisms present and their drug sensitivities.Results: Of the 760 specimens...