1. Why is Community-acquired Pneumonia Divided into Two Types of Pneumonia: Atypical Pneumonia and Bacterial Pneumonia?

Community acquired acute bacterial and atypical pneumonia in Saudi Arabia.

BACKGROUND Rational treatment of pneumonia requires knowledge of the likely aetiological diagnosis in any community. Little is known about the pattern and outcome of pneumonia in Saudi Arabia. METHODS A total of 567 pneumonic episodes in adult patients from the Al-Qassim area were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Patients had a mean age of 42.7 years, with 103 patients (18%) aged 13 to 20 ...

Community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in all age groups, especially the elderly, which is a patient population that continues to grow. Recently the spectrum and clinical picture of pneumonia has been changing as a reflection of this aging population; this requires a reassessment of and a new approach to the patient with pneumonia. Currently, pneumo...

Community acquired pneumonia.

Flu Vaccine Risk Groups & Your Practice Page 3 Unsafe Behaviors and STDs Predict HIV Increase Page 4 Dengue Fever Page 5 Communicable Disease Summary Page 7 Hepatitis C: Acute vs. Chronic Infections Page 8 Visit the ADHS Web site at www.azdhs.gov Respiratory tract infections are a common cause of illness. Most of these infections are mild, self-limited and do not require professional medical ca...

Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Community acquired Pneumonia.

2. The use of oropharyngeal aspirate as the sample for isolation of bacterial pathogens associated with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) raises many questions. This is again highlighted by the isolation of organism like Acinetobacter and Citrobacter species from CAP cases. The value of isolating bacterial organisms that are frequently detected in the upper airways of children (eg, Streptococc...