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Pneumonia, Bacterial

Pneumonia, Bacterial: Introduction

Pneumonia, Bacterial: Inflammation of the lungs and bronchioles caused by bacteria. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pneumonia, Bacterial is available below.

Symptoms of Pneumonia, Bacterial

• Shaking
• Chills
• Severe chest pain
• Chattering teeth
• Foul-smelling mucus coughed up from lungs
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 27 symptoms of Pneumonia, Bacterial

Treatments for Pneumonia, Bacterial

• Antibiotics - oral or intravenous
• Hospitalisation for severe pneumonia, and for patients with other serious health problems
• Supportive measures
  • Fluids - oral or intravenous
  • Analgesics
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pneumonia, Bacterial:

• Allergies -- Related Home Tests
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  • Home Mold Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pneumonia, Bacterial?

• Misdiagnosis of Pneumonia, Bacterial

Pneumonia, Bacterial: Related Patient Stories

• double pneumonia, viral/bacterial infection, unresponsive to antibiotics

Causes of Pneumonia, Bacterial

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Pneumonia, Bacterial: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Pneumonia, Bacterial

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in...read more »

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be...read more »

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Pneumonia, Bacterial: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Pneumonia, Bacterial

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Pneumonia, Bacterial:

• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Pneumonia, Bacterial, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Pneumonia, Bacterial: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Pneumonia, Bacterial

Medical research articles related to Pneumonia, Bacterial include:

• A cost-effectiveness analysis of antimicrobial treatment of community-acquired pneumonia taking into account resistance in Belgium
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia
• Pandemic flu : clinical management of patients with an influenza-like illness during an influenza pandemic
• Treatment of the Common Cold
• Oral decontamination with chlorhexidine reduced ventilator associated pneumonia in patients needing mechanical ventilation for 48 hours
• more research...»

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Research about Pneumonia, Bacterial

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Clinical Trials for Pneumonia, Bacterial

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pneumonia, Bacterial include:

• Study Evaluating Tigecycline Vs Levofloxacin in Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - tigecycline
• Study Comparing Tigecycline Vs. Levofloxacin in Subjects Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tigecycline,Levofloxacin
• Effects of Hormone Therapy on the Immune Systems of Postmenopausal Women With Chronic Infections - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study to Assess Beta-Lactam in the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Bacterial Pneumonia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - beta-lactam
• Outcomes of Patients Not Responding to Antibiotics in the Community - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - all macrolide antibiotics,all beta-lactam antibiotics
• more trials...»

See full list of 15 Clinical Trials for Pneumonia, Bacterial

Pneumonia, Bacterial: Broader Related Topics

• Lung conditions
• Chest conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Asthma-like conditions
• Bacterial diseases
• more types...»

Types of Pneumonia, Bacterial

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