Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a very serious diagnosis even though we have excellent antibiotics and consensus guidelines for their use. [1] But are the guidelines followed, and does ...

Pneumonia is one of the world's leading causes of death and affects over a million people a year in the United States. The disease disproportionately impacts children, older adults, and hospitalized ...

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are distinct hospital-onset syndromes. The term health care–associated pneumonia (HCAP) is no longer recommended. Patients ...

In our current health care environment, hospitals and health care providers are challenged to provide a high standard of care in a more efficient way. Multiple evidence-based practice guidelines ...

Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment for bacterial pneumonia. Amoxicillin is used for mild to moderate pneumonia for nonhospitalized people. Hospitalized adults may need different ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes mild illness in most children and adults. However, pneumonia can be serious, requiring treatment and sometimes hospitalization. Rarely, for people at high risk ...