In a recent multicenter prospective study conducted at three hospitals in Tennessee and Georgia, including Vanderbilt ...

Among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in Georgia and Tennessee, 14% had pneumococcal pneumonia.

Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, has unique symptoms like hyponatremia, confusion, ...

Hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to long-term health problems that persist months after discharge, according to new research published in BMC Infectious Diseases.

A recent narrative review describes how to identify and manage pneumonia that does not respond to antibiotic treatment.

Thrombomodulin in plasma reliably reflects severity and bacterial cause in community-acquired pneumonia. A study published in ...

The WHO guidance aims to spur development of in vitro diagnostic tests that can quickly and accurately identify serious ...

Secondary Source The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Source Reference: Waterer G "Macrolides in community-acquired pneumonia" Lancet Respir Med 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600 (23)00434-4.

Signs that your pneumonia is improving include reduced fever and improved breathing. Learn more about the recovery timeline ...

In a new study, most patients with community-acquired pneumonia did not receive testing for influenza, even during influenza season, researchers reported in Chest.“Other than CDC surveillance ...

HONOLULU — The risk for all-cause mortality was reduced among patients with community-acquired pneumonia who used hydrocortisone vs. other corticosteroids, according to a poster presented at the ...