Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia (any of several lung diseases) contracted by a person outside of the healthcare system. In contrast...

distinguished from community-acquired pneumonia. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection, rather than a virus. Hospital acquired pneumonia is the second...

classified by where it was acquired, such as community- or hospital-acquired or healthcare-associated pneumonia. Risk factors for pneumonia include cystic fibrosis...

Rates of mycoplasma pneumonia in all global community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases range from 10-15%. The rate of mycoplasma pneumonia in adults with CAP...

of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is...

Atypical pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, is any type of pneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease...

patients with community acquired pneumonia. The PSI/PORT score is often used to predict the need for hospitalization in people with pneumonia. This is consistent...

caused by pneumonia. Community acquired pneumonia causes more deaths in Europe than any other single infectious agent. Community acquired pneumonia has an...

responsible for VAP is different from that of the more common community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In particular, viruses and fungi are uncommon causes in...

patients acquiring pneumonia in the community, sometimes with added clarithromycin. In North America, where the "atypical" forms of community-acquired pneumonia...