BACKGROUND: Experience with intravenous and aerosolized forms of colistin for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients without cystic fibrosis is limited. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of colistin for the treatment of VAP. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE and Cochr...
A mucus sample is collected and tested for the germ that is causing your illness. It can help your healthcare provider choose the best medicine to treat the infection.How is bacterial pneumonia treated?Treatment depends on what caused your bacterial pneumonia and how bad your symptoms are. You...
The number of patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) varies greatly from one hospital to another. Prognostic models for CAP can help physicians decide which cases to treat on an outpatient basis. Our aims were: a) to validate a model for predicting low-risk CAP, and b) to...
Overview Risks Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention What is aspiration pneumonia?Aspiration pneumonia is a lung infection that develops after you aspirate (inhale) food, liquid, or vomit into your lungs. You can also aspirate food or liquid from your stomach that backs up into your esophagus. ...
Answer to: What is the importance of (a) the germ theory of disease and (b) Koch's postulates to the identification of microbes as agents of...
Anti-Bacterial AgentsTreatment OutcomeColistinPneumonia, Ventilator-AssociatedBACKGROUND: Experience with intravenous and aerosolized forms of colistin for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients without cystic fibrosis is limited. We aimed to assess the safety a...
A vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia reduces your risk of bacterial CAP. There are several different pneumococccal vaccines; ask your doctor if you qualify for either. Viral CAP Viral CAP, particularly caused by influenza or by therespiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is the most common cause...
Causes|Treatment|Recovery Aspiration pneumonia is usually more serious than the usual type of pneumonia you may get from bacteria or viruses in the air or after a cold or flu infection. Aspiration pneumonia is a life-threatening infection that needs to bequickly diagnosedand treated in the hospita...
The key difference between viral pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia is that viral pneumonia is a more prevalent type of pneumonia caused by viruses while ba
Your symptoms may go away without treatment. If your symptoms are severe or do not go away, you may need any of the following:Medicines decrease coughing and inflammation, open airways, and make it easier for you to breathe. You may also need medicine to treat a bacterial infection. Oxygen...