Pneumonia

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H.[3]

Classification

Community-Acquired Pneumonia | Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia | Eosinophilic Pneumonia | Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia | Aspiration Pneumonia | Atypical Pneumonia | Interstitial Pneumonia | Pneumocystis Pneumonia | Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Causes

Specific Causes: Bacterial | Fungal | Parasitic | Viral

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Prognosis Predictor Scores: CURB-65 | Pneumonia Severity Index | Criteria for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1