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 can be a complication of COVID-19. Post-COVID pneumonia treatments may include medications, breathing supports, and fluid drainage. Treatment will depend on symptom severity. COVID-19 ...

Pneumonia causes more than a million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), formerly called nosocomial pneumonia, is defined as pneumonia occurring 48 hours after admission to the hospital and excluding those incubating at the time of ...

Health officials in Ohio are warning about an increase in pneumonia cases in children. The state has seen 145 cases in kids aged 3 to 14 years old, and some are referring to the condition as “white ...

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 ...