What Bacteria Causes Pneumonia
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August 10, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
Should People With Asthma Get the Pneumonia Vaccine?
By Fred Little , Health Expert...the air we breathe. This exposure includes not just bacteria and viruses but also varied... Read more »
Mycoplasma bacteria and IBD
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...stealth pathogens, are a specific and unique species of bacteria. Unlike other bacteria that... Read more »
Pneumonia and PPI's
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...the PPI use could increase the growth of certain bacteria, because the acid was not present to... Read more »
IBD Updates
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...bit in the news lately about "superbugs" - those bacterial bugs that are becoming more and more... Read more »
Reflux moms just want you to "get it"!
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...your child stopped breathing or developed recurrent pneumonias, asthma, or couldn't even swallow... Read more »
Health Guide
Pneumonia
...inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection. Many different organisms can cause it, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Pneumonia is a common illness that affects millions of people... Read more »Atypical pneumonia
Atypical pneumonia refers to pneumonia caused by certain bacteria -- namely, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae. While atypical... Read more »Pneumonia: Medications
...likely organism causing the pneumonia.If the organism is known, is it typical or atypical? Typical bacterial, community acquired pneumonias for example, are usually caused by Streptococcus... Read more »Psittacosis
...Ornithosis; Chlamydia psittaci Prevention Avoid exposure to birds that may carry this bacteria, such as imported parakeets. Treat any medical problems that lead to a weak immune... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...Difficulties in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). It is important to determine if the cause of CAP is bacteria, atypical bacteria, or a virus, since they all require different treatments. In... Read more »Images
Medications
...of two antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (e.g., middle ear,... Read more »
Related News
Common Drugs Boost Pneumonia Risk at Hospitals
June 15, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Hospitalized patients who are given acid-suppressive medications are 30 percent more likely to develop pneumonia during their... Read summary »
A new Paradigm on Acid Reflux
June 09, 2008By Meghan Yost, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every day, 70 million people in the United States suffer from... Read summary »
Heartburn drugs linked to pneumonia risk
August 06, 2009Researchers in Boston say that the use of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs for acid reflux may cause pneumonia in hospitalized patients. The study... Read summary »
Silver Reduces Risk of Pneumonia
August 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Intensive care unit (ICU) patients who need mechanical ventilation may now have a better way to ward off pneumonia. New... Read summary »
Corticosteroids Linked to Pneumonia
January 09, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inhaling corticosteroids to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may cause pneumonia, a new study shows. The lung... Read summary »
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