In this column, we discuss the clinical features, viral diagnostics and chest X-ray findings that aid in distinguishing viral from bacterial pneumonia and the choice of empiric antibiotic ...

Relation Between Chest CT Findings and Clinical Conditions of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pneumonia: A Multicenter Study. American Journal of Roentgenology, 2020; 1 DOI: 10.2214/AJR.20.22976 ...

Bacterial and viral pneumonia have similar symptoms, including chest pain, cough, and shortness of breath. However, bacterial pneumonia tends to come on quickly and have more severe symptoms.

Pneumonia is the medical term for inflammation of one or both lungs. The condition can occur as a result of a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection. Symptoms depend partly on the person’s age ...

Thus, chest X-rays play a large part in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Important findings in this condition include increased whiteness of the lungs, proportional to the severity of the disease.

Pneumonia is a common lung infection caused by bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. With pneumonia, the air sacs fill with fluid or pus and can cause mild to life-threatening symptoms such as ...

Wayne County – Viral illnesses, pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, asthma & allergies, common cold Dr. Tiffney Widner -- Pediatrician, Children’s Hospital of Michigan ...

A person’s chest may hurt when they cough as a result of muscle strain from coughing. However, it can also be a sign of pleurisy, pneumonia, and other serious conditions. In many cases, the pain ...