Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It occurs due to inflammation in the air sacs (alveoli) of one or both lungs, causing them to fill with fluid or pus, which makes ...

Home-based treatment of severe pneumonia with high-dose oral amoxicillin was evaluated in a randomized trial conducted in Pakistan (Lancet. 2008;371:49-56). Children with severe pneumonia (N=2,100) ...

Individuals in the short-course antibiotic cohort had 5.2 fewer antibiotic treatment days during hospitalization and fewer antibiotic side-effects. An individualized short-duration antibiotic course ...

After Hollywood icon Diane Keaton died from bacterial pneumonia, doctors are raising awareness about the symptoms of the ...

For those managing their pneumonia at home, the NHS advises against using any cough suppressants. It notes: "Coughing helps your body get rid of the infection." Rather, it recomme ...

Researchers found that 13.3% of the 2,383,899 hospitalizations received an initial or discharge diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia. HealthDay News — Discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to ...