General Symptoms. The symptoms of some bacterial pneumonias, such as pneumococcal pneumonia, develop very quickly and typically include:
In honor of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, November 14-20, 2011, we are delving into the subjects of bacteria, viruses, appropriate use... Read more »
How does your doctor go about figuring out what is wrong with you and arrive at the correct diagnosis? Let's begin with a story, something... Read more »
Did you know we have more bacteria living on and within our bodies than we have cells? While most of us think of bacterial infections as... Read more »
In deciding what I should write about today I reread Dr. Eisner's January 24th post. In it he answers a readers question about the possible... Read more »
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What Is It? Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Most pneumonias are caused by bacterial infections, and the most common cause in the United... Read more »
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CausesBacteria are the most common causes of pneumonia. However, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses, fungi, and other agents. It is often... Read more »
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Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of one or both lungs.Pneumonia is caused by the inhalation of infected microorganisms (tiny,... Read more »
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Walking pneumonia; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Community-acquired pneumonia - atypical SymptomsPneumonia due to mycoplasma and chlamydophila bacteria... Read more »
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Diagnostic Difficulties in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). It is important to determine whether the cause of CAP is a bacterium, atypical... Read more »