For patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), more is not better when it comes to antibiotic therapy. In fact, it is likely worse, a study has shown. Using data from a 43-hospital ...

In epidemiological studies of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that utilize administrative data, cases are typically defined by the presence of a penumonia hospital discharge diagnosis code. However ...

Two thirds of hospitalized pneumonia patients receive longer durations of antibiotic therapy than necessary, which may increase their risk for adverse events according to results published in the ...

A161 Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriological and histological examination not done A162 Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation A164 Tuberculosis of larynx, ...

Pneumonia is an acute lung infection in which the alveolar sacs become inflamed, filling with fluid or pus. These lung secretions cause deep coughing, labored breathing, and often limit proper ...

Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection in which the aveolar sacs of the lungs become inflamed, often filling with fluid or pus. The infection causes coughing (sometimes producing bloody or ...