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==Introduction==
==Definition==
A lower respiratory tract infection in a previously normal individual acquired through normal social contact rather than contracting it in a hospital.


==Causes==
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
===Life Threatening Causes===
No life threatening causes have been noted. However, complications of pneumonia could lead to life threatening situations.
===Common Causes===
=====Neonates=====


===Common Causes===
* Bacteria
# ''[[Listeria monocytogenes]]''
# ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]''
 
* Viruses
# [[Herpes simplex virus]]
# [[Adenovirus]]
# [[Mumps]]
# [[Enterovirus]]
 
=====Children=====
 
* Bacteria
# ''[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]]''
# ''[[Chlamydophila pneumoniae]]''
# ''[[Legionella pneumophila]]''
# ''[[Chlamydia trachomatis]]''
 
* Viruses
# [[Respiratory syncytial virus|Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)]]
# [[Metapneumovirus]]
# [[Adenovirus]]
# [[Parainfluenza]]
# [[Influenza]]
# [[Rhinovirus]]
 
=====Adults=====
 
* Typical Bacteria
# ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]''
# ''[[Haemophilus influenzae]]''
# ''[[Escherichia coli]]''
# ''[[Klebsiella pneumoniae]]''
# ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]''
 
* Atypical Bacteria
# ''[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]]''
# ''[[Chlamydophila pneumoniae]]''
# ''[[Legionella pneumophila]]''


* Viruses
# [[Influenza]]
# [[Parainfluenza]]
# [[Respiratory syncytial virus|Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)]]
# [[Metapneumovirus]]
# [[Adenovirus]]
==Management==
==Management==


Revision as of 21:22, 19 February 2014

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]

Definition

A lower respiratory tract infection in a previously normal individual acquired through normal social contact rather than contracting it in a hospital.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

No life threatening causes have been noted. However, complications of pneumonia could lead to life threatening situations.

Common Causes

Neonates
  • Bacteria
  1. Listeria monocytogenes
  2. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Viruses
  1. Herpes simplex virus
  2. Adenovirus
  3. Mumps
  4. Enterovirus
Children
  • Bacteria
  1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  2. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  3. Legionella pneumophila
  4. Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Viruses
  1. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  2. Metapneumovirus
  3. Adenovirus
  4. Parainfluenza
  5. Influenza
  6. Rhinovirus
Adults
  • Typical Bacteria
  1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  2. Haemophilus influenzae
  3. Escherichia coli
  4. Klebsiella pneumoniae
  5. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Atypical Bacteria
  1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  2. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  3. Legionella pneumophila
  • Viruses
  1. Influenza
  2. Parainfluenza
  3. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  4. Metapneumovirus
  5. Adenovirus

Management

Do's

Dont's

References

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