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Community-acquired22

• This type of pneumonia is called a "community-acquired pneumonia" because it is easily passed from one member of the community to another. (encyclopedia.com)
• Successful isolation of a causative organism in cases of community-acquired pneumonia in the US is achieved in only one third of the cases. (medscape.com)
• The estimated number of cases of C pneumoniae pneumonia per year in the United States is 300,000, and the pathogen is estimated to cause 1-20% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases among adults. (medscape.com)
• The etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a children¡· s hospital was studied among 209 previously healthy children treated from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002. (ntu.edu.tw)
• Isozumi R, Yoshimine H, Morozumi M, Ubukata K, Ariyoshi K. Adult community-acquired pneumonia caused by macrolide resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae. (medscape.com)
• Copete AR, Aguilar YA, Rueda ZV, Vélez LA. Genotyping and macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae identified in children with community-acquired pneumonia in Medellín, Colombia. (medscape.com)
• Macrolides in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Panacea or Placebo? (medscape.com)
• Örtqvest Å, Hammers-Berggren S, Kalin M. Respiratory tract colonization and incidence of secondary infection during hospital treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. (springer.com)
• All consenting individuals with age between 18 and 80 admitted to our university general hospital between July 19, 2000 and July 18, 2001 due to an initial presumptive diagnosis of respiratory disease by ICD-10 (J00-J99), excluding upper respiratory diseases, were screened to detect the patients with community-acquired pneumonia. (scielo.br)
• Community-acquired pneumonia is pneumonia contracted in the community rather than in the hospital. (aafp.org)
• What is the most common cause of community acquired pneumonia? (brainscape.com)
• These compounds are used extensively to treat community-acquired pneumonia and chlamydial infection ( 4 , 12 ). (asm.org)
• Chlamydia pneumoniae has been implicated as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in several studies. (ersjournals.com)
• Although numerically Chlamydia pneumoniae is an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia, no distinctive clinical features associated with this pathogen were detected in the present study. (ersjournals.com)
• Feline Chlamydia psittaci may cause a few cases of community-acquired pneumonia. (ersjournals.com)
• C. psittaci has been recognised as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) following exposure to C. psittaci -infected parrots since 1879 2 . (ersjournals.com)
• We found that LLAPs play a role (albeit an infrequent one) in community-acquired pneumonia, usually as a co-pathogen but sometimes as the sole identified pathogen. (cdc.gov)
• and specimens from a prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization conducted at 15 teaching hospitals in eight Canadian provinces (1996-1997). (cdc.gov)
• The atypical pathogens M pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae are, respectively, the second and third most commonly identified bacterial causes of community-acquired pneumonia and are especially prevalent in the 5- to 10-year-old age group. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• C. pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia ( 2 ). (asm.org)
• Prospective surveillance for atypical pathogens in children with community-acquired pneumonia in Japan. (ajtmh.org)
• Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. (ajtmh.org)

Infection81

• Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. (encyclopedia.com)
• When a woman with an active chlamydial infection gives birth to a baby, the baby may aspirate (suck into his or her lungs) some of the mother's bacteria-laden secretions while passing through the birth canal. (encyclopedia.com)
• Prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis pneumonia involves recognizing the symptoms of genital infection in the mother and treating her prior to delivery of her baby. (encyclopedia.com)
• C pneumoniae pneumonia is often a primary infection in persons aged 7-40 years. (medscape.com)
• Chlamydial infection is the most frequently reported bacterial infectious disease in the United States, and prevalence is highest among persons aged ≤24 years ( 141 , 784 ). (cdc.gov)
• To detect chlamydial infection, health care providers frequently rely on screening tests. (cdc.gov)
• In a community-based cohort of female college students, incident chlamydial infection was also associated with BV and high-risk HPV infection ( 785 ). (cdc.gov)
• Clinical activity and polymerase chain reaction evidence of chlamydial infection after repeated mass antibiotic treatments for trachoma. (medscape.com)
• Screening for chlamydial infection: recommendation statement. (medscape.com)
• Guideline synthesis: Screening, diagnosis management of chlamydial infection. (medscape.com)
• A total of 26 children (12.4% with a diagnosis of chlamydial infection were included in this study. (ntu.edu.tw)
• The diagnosis of chlamydial infection was based on either a positive immunofluorescent assay result for chlamydial antigen in sputum, or positive serologic results for immunoglobulin M (IgM), an IgG titer ≥ ;1:640 or a 4- fold rise in IgG titer by microimmunofluorescence test. (ntu.edu.tw)
• An acute infection of the respiratory tract with atypical pneumonia: a disease entity probably caused by a filtrable virus. (medscape.com)
• Mycoplasma pneumonia-associated acute hepatitis in an adult patient without lung infection. (medscape.com)
• C trachomatis infection causes other diseases as well, including conjunctivitis, pneumonia or pneumonitis, afebrile pneumonia syndrome (in infants born vaginally to infected mothers), Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, and trachoma (the world's leading cause of acquired blindness). (medscape.com)
• It is now clear that the risk of becoming infected or infecting others with HIV is substantially increased if one has an STD such as chancroid, genital herpes, syphilis, trichomoniasis, gonorrhea, or chlamydial infection. (nih.gov)
• A cough can be the result of a respiratory tract infection such as the common cold, COVID-19, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, pertussis, or tuberculosis. (wikipedia.org)
• New data in the mouse model have shown that azithromycin is far less effective against chlamydial gastrointestinal infection than against genital infections. (asm.org)
• Age is a risk factor for chlamydial and gonococcal infections, with the highest infection rates occurring in women aged 20 to 24 y. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• Chlamydial infection increases HIV infectiousness and susceptibility. (bmj.com)
• Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia associated with chlamydial infection. (europedirecttoscana.eu)
• A repetitive cough with short, staccato sounds is a characteristic sign of the lung infection chlamydial pneumonia, especially in infants. (pnmag.com)
• Twelve of 539 (2.2%) patients had acute C. pneumoniae pneumonia and an additional 32 (5.9%) had possible acute infection. (ersjournals.com)
• In 2002, the median chlamydial infection rate among young women screened at prenatal clinics in 28 states was 10.1 percent (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003b). (health.am)
• Although mucopurulent cervicitis may be due to either chlamydial or gonococcal infection, or both, it may also result from the normal, hormonally stimulated endocervical glands with abundant mucus production. (health.am)
• Many investigators have examined the effects of asymptomatic chlamydial infection on pregnancy outcome, and its role remains controversial. (health.am)
• None of the neonatal conjunctivitis prophylaxis regimens for gonococcal infection (e.g., silver nitrate, erythromycin, or tetracycline) is effective in the prevention of chlamydial conjunctivitis or pneumonia (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002d). (health.am)
• Conjunctivitis, otitis media, and pneumonia may develop to children born to mothers with chlamydial infection passed through birth canal. (nursingcrib.com)
• Chlamydial conjunctivitis is an infection of the membrane around the eye (the conjunctiva). (merckvetmanual.com)
• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends that clinicians routinely screen all sexually active women aged 25 years and younger, and other asymptomatic women at increased risk for infection, for chlamydial infection. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routine screening of asymptomatic, low-risk pregnant women aged 26 years and older for chlamydial infection. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routinely screening asymptomatic low-risk women in the general population for chlamydial infection. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routinely screening asymptomatic men for chlamydial infection. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• This statement summarizes the third USPSTF recommendations for screening for chlamydial infection and the supporting scientific evidence, and it updates the 1995 recommendations contained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services , second edition. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• The complete information upon which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, is available in the accompanying article, Screening for Chlamydial Infection 2 and in the Systematic Evidence Review 3 on this topic. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• The USPSTF found good evidence that screening women at risk for chlamydial infection reduces the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease and fair evidence that community-based screening reduces prevalence of chlamydial infection. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that screening and treatment of women at risk for chlamydial infection improves pregnancy outcomes and concludes that the benefits of screening outweigh potential harms. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• No direct evidence was found to determine whether screening asymptomatic men for chlamydial infection is effective for reducing the incidence of new infections in women. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• Women and adolescents through age 20 years are at highest risk for chlamydial infection, but most reported data indicate that infection is prevalent among women aged 20-25. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• Infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum may also present as afebrile pneumonia, but its role in causing disease in young, healthy infants is controversial. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• There is a need for enhanced techniques of diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease and for signs of chlamydial infection that expects women at high threat of tubal damage. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
• C. trachomatis causes infections that can affect the eyes, urogenital area, or cause pneumonia in infants born to infected mothers, depending on how the infection is transmitted. (healthengine.com.au)
• Approximately 40% of women with gonorrhoea will have coexisting chlamydial infection. (healthengine.com.au)
• Unprotected sex (without condoms) with a new partner (within 3 months) or sexual intercourse with many partners increases the risk of chlamydial infection. (healthengine.com.au)
• Many studies have introduced the infection with Helicobacter pylori and mycoplasma pneumonia as causes of AMI. (scirp.org)
• Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the correlation of the infection with Helicobacter pylori and mycoplasma pneumonia and blood group with AMI in Qazvin Province, Iran. (scirp.org)
• Objectives: In this respect, the infection with Helicobacter pylori and mycoplasma pneumonia can be taken as a risk factor for AMI thereafter if there is a strong correlation between infection with Helicobacter pylori and mycoplasma pneumonia and AMI, and also the high-risk blood groups can be identified, and consequently, risk factors for AMI be reduced through early treatment. (scirp.org)
• Fungal pneumonia, also called mycotic pneumonia, is a fungal infection of the lung that leads to the development of pneumonia. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• Aspiration pneumonia is a lung infection in which a cat's lungs become inflamed because of the inhalation of foreign material, such as from vomiting or regurgitation of gastric acid from the stomach. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• A variety of bacterial, viral, and fungal organisms can cause pneumonia in cats, although the most common cause is primary viral infection of the lower respiratory tract. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• Historically, aspiration pneumonia referred to an infection caused by less virulent bacteria, primarily oral pharyngeal anaerobes. (medscape.com)
• The doxycyclineisomers for all lip cookies were almost described for the spoon browser, except that cleanthe for c. both precautions collected from the doxycycline were pooled not in the unwanted day because the patients were to pneumonia determine the infection on cost the surgery proudly than the credit. (guimaq.com.br)
• Neonatal pneumonia is a pulmonary infection presenting with a clinical picture of respiratory distress, associated with chest radiological findings suggesting pneumonia and persisting for at least 48 hours. (nursingcrib.com)
• This review aimed to assess whether the treatment of chlamydial infection during pregnancy cured the infection and prevented complications to the women and babies without causing side effects. (cochrane.org)
• The etiologic association of C. pneumoniae with disease was strengthened by the sharp increase in cases of pneumonia and in outpatient visits for acute respiratory disease along with the laboratory evidence of infection. (arctichealth.org)
• Evidence that prior infection modified the illness included the frequency of hospitalization (12 with primary infections vs. 1 with reinfection), the development of pneumonia (10 vs. 0), and the requirement for repeated courses of antibiotic therapy (13 courses vs. 0). (arctichealth.org)
• Infants born through an infected birth canal may contract the infection and then develop inclusion conjunctivitis of the newborn and/or the characteristic chlamydial pneumonia syndrome. (rapidtest.com)
• Chlamydial infection, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the most common contagious sexually transmitted infection and results in significant economic cost and morbidity worldwide. (imfaceplate.com)
• Untreated chlamydial infection may cause severe abnormalities related with the upper reproductive tract, mainly in younger women, including salpingitis, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy. (imfaceplate.com)
• Maternal infection is associated with serious adverse results in neonates, such as low birth weight, preterm birth, nasopharyngeal infection, chlamydial conjunctivitis, and pneumonia. (imfaceplate.com)
• What is Chlamydial Infection? (realalternatives.org)
• Chlamydial ("kla-MID-ee-uhl") infection is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD), which is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis . (realalternatives.org)
• You can get genital chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. (realalternatives.org)
• It can cause serious problems in men and women as well as in newborn babies of infected mothers.Chlamydial infection is one of the most widespread bacterial STDs in the United States. (realalternatives.org)
• Because chlamydial infection does not make most people sick, you can have it and not know it. (realalternatives.org)
• How Does the Doctor Diagnose Chlamydial Infection? (realalternatives.org)
• Chlamydial infection is easily confused with gonorrhea because the symptoms of both diseases are similar and the diseases can occur together, though rarely.The most reliable ways to find out whether the infection is chlamydial are through laboratory tests. (realalternatives.org)
• How is Chlamydial Infection Treated? (realalternatives.org)
• If you are infected with C. trachomatis , your doctor or other health care worker will probably give you a prescription for an antibiotic such as azithromycin (taken for one day only) or doxycycline (taken for seven days) to treat people with chlamydial infection. (realalternatives.org)
• It is very important to tell your sex partners that you have chlamydial infection so that they can be tested and treated. (realalternatives.org)
• As many as half of all cases of PID may be due to chlamydial infection, and many of these don't have symptoms. (realalternatives.org)
• Can Chlamydial Infection Affect a Newborn Baby? (realalternatives.org)
• A baby who is exposed to C. trachomatis in the birth canal during delivery may develop an eye infection or pneumonia. (realalternatives.org)
• Because of these risks to the newborn, many doctors recommend that all pregnant women get tested for chlamydial infection. (realalternatives.org)
• Although chlamydial infection has been associated with keratoconjunctivitis in sheep and goats, a study that used molecular techniques to detect chlamydiae in sheep did not find a clear association between infection and disease. (merckvetmanual.com)
• Chlamydial infection is one of the most common causes of conjunctivitis in guinea pig populations, in which it is also known as guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis (see Rodents:Bacterial Infections ). (merckvetmanual.com)
• Pneumonia is defined as an inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection , the root of which might be viral, bacterial, or even fungal. (kitchenstewardship.com)
• Sequential immunoprecipitation performed at different stages of the chlamydial developmental cycle revealed that the 60- to 62-kDa antigen is strongly upregulated after 24 to 48 h of host cell infection and is presented as a major immunogen in both C. pneumoniae -infected patients and mice. (asm.org)
• We conclude that, due to its high sensitivity and concurrent preservation of conformational epitopes, metabolic radiolabeling of chlamydial antigens combined with immunoprecipitation may be a useful method to reveal important immunogens in respiratory C. pneumoniae infection which might have been missed by immunoblot analysis. (asm.org)
• Atypical pneumonia is a common lung infection caused by atypical bacteria, such as Mycoplasma, Chlamydophila and Legionella [1] . (ehealthstar.com)
• Primary atypical pneumonia develops independently of other diseases and secondary atypical pneumonia develops as a complication of other infection. (ehealthstar.com)

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• Immunity to chlamydial organisms is usually not persistent, leading to repeated and chronic infections, particularly in the ocular and urogenital systems. (medscape.com)
• Guideline] Hammerschlag MR. Chlamydial and gonococcal infections in infants and children. (medscape.com)
• Comparison of Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents Among Hospitalized Patients With Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Japan During Large Epidemics of Macrolide-Resistant M. pneumoniae Infections: A Nationwide Observational Study. (medscape.com)
• Gonococcal and chlamydial infections cause pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy. (nih.gov)
• In humans today, chlamydial infections are responsible for a range of ailments from sexually transmitted infections to atypical pneumonias to chronic severe disorders such as pelvic inflammatory disease and atherosclerosis. (innovations-report.com)
• Because foam cells are a key element in development of atherosclerosis, lipid droplet co-option also suggests a possible explanation for the association between chlamydial infections and heart disease. (innovations-report.com)
• Although the concept of persistence in chlamydial infections has been recognized for about 80 years, there is still very little known about the mechanism by which this occurs. (asm.org)
• Moreover, there are substantial data demonstrating treatment failure of chlamydial infections, particularly with azithromycin. (asm.org)
• Chlamydial and gonococcal infections respond to treatment with antibiotics. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
• 1 In women, chlamydial infections are an important cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, tubal infertility, and chronic abdominal pain. (bmj.com)
• Screening initiatives undertaken in Sweden showed a steep decrease in prevalence of chlamydial infections followed by decreasing incidence of reported PID and ectopic pregnancy. (bmj.com)
• Prevention through good prenatal care and treatment of chlamydial, gonococcal, or herpetic infections during pregnancy remains the best preventative method. (aao.org)
• [6] 2.5% povidone-iodine solution may also may be useful in preventing neonatal ophthalmia and currently used in Europe although not currently approved for such in the U.S. Recent studies showed that significantly fewer chlamydial infections occurred with povidone-iodine than with silver nitrate or erythromycin (5.5 versus 10.5 and 7.4 percent, respectively). (aao.org)
• This newly established bacterial genus, Legionella, includes the agents of Legionnaires' disease, Pittsburgh pneumonia, and several related infections. (nih.gov)
• As a group, these infections are properly referred to as the Legionella pneumonias. (nih.gov)
• Chlamydial eye infections are one of the most common causes of preventable blindness in developing countries. (health.am)
• Untreated chlamydial infections can lead to epididymitis, salphingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease and eventually sterility. (nursingcrib.com)
• Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are given together to treat infections caused by bacteria including infections of the urinary tract, lungs (pneumonia), ears, and intestines. (sourcewatch.org)
• Although all breeds of cats are susceptible to pneumonia, those with brachycephalic (flat-faced) features, such as Persians , Ragdolls , and Himalayans , are more likely to experience upper respiratory tract infections, which may put them at risk for respiratory complications such as pneumonia. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• Chlamydial infections are 10 times more prevalent than gonococcal infections in young adult women. (guidelinecentral.com)
• Viral and chlamydial infections are also associated with pneumonia. (nursingcrib.com)
• Here we show that chlamydial species associated with human infections, Chlamydia trachomatis and C. pneumoniae , exhibit unique requirements for Src-family kinases throughout their developmental cycle. (asm.org)
• What causes arterial inflammation in the first place A possible contender is Chlamydia pneumoniae, a bacterium that can cause pneumonia, bronchitis , and sinus infections . (flandershealth.us)
• 2] In women, genital chlamydial infections are a major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, which is an important cause of chronic pelvis pain, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. (thefreelibrary.com)
• In 1994, the estimated cost of untreated chlamydial infections and their complications exceeded $2 billion in the United States. (thefreelibrary.com)
• Health economists estimate that chlamydial infections and the other problems they cause cost Americans more than $2 billion a year. (realalternatives.org)
• Penicillin, which doctors often use to treat some other STDs, won't cure chlamydial infections. (realalternatives.org)
• In women, untreated chlamydial infections can lead to PID. (realalternatives.org)
• In men, untreated chlamydial infections may lead to pain or swelling in the scrotal area, which is a sign of inflammation of a part of the male reproductive system located near the testicles known as the epididymis. (realalternatives.org)
• The 60-kDa cysteine-rich outer membrane protein 2 (OMP2), a structural protein of the chlamydial outer membrane complex (OMC), contains genus-reactive epitopes and seems to be a major immunogen in both human C. pneumoniae and C. trachomatis infections although it is probably not surface exposed ( 32 , 34 , 43 ). (asm.org)

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• For patient education information, see eMedicineHealth's Sexual Health Center , as well as Chlamydia and Bacterial Pneumonia . (medscape.com)
• The clinical course of chlamydial pneumonia was not serious in most patients, but alertness is needed to the possibility of developing severe pneumonia in cases with bacterial coinfection. (ntu.edu.tw)
• The inflammatory response is clearly that of a bacterial pneumonia with a necrotizing component, and does not resemble most mycoplasmal, chlamydial, or viral pneumonias. (nih.gov)
• Brogden KA (1991) Changes in pulmonary surfactant during bacterial pneumonia. (springer.com)
• Antibiotics for pneumonia are prescribed if the disease is of bacterial origin. (pedobearpics.com)
• In general, bacterial pneumonia presents abruptly with high fever and may be accompanied by a productive cough. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• Bacterial pneumonia refers to an inflammation of the lungs resulting from disease-causing bacteria. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• Aspiration of a foreign body may cause an acute respiratory emergency and, in some cases, may predispose the patient to bacterial pneumonia. (medscape.com)
• For patient education information, see the Pneumonia Center, as well as Chemical Pneumonia, Bacterial Pneumonia and Bronchoscopy. (medscape.com)
• Although all the listed conditions predispose the patient to chemical pneumonitis, conditions that alter consciousness and periodontal disease specifically predispose the patient to bacterial pneumonia. (medscape.com)
• If you have bacterial pneumonia, it's another story entirely. (kitchenstewardship.com)
• It develops gradually with a dry cough and low-grade fever as opposed to sudden fever and coughing up mucus in bacterial pneumonia [1] . (ehealthstar.com)
• By one definition, atypical pneumonia is bacterial pneumonia caused by microorganisms other than Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis [1] . (ehealthstar.com)
• Unlike in bacterial pneumonia, in which the lung's air sacs are filled with fluid (consolidation), in atypical pneumonia, the spaces between the air sacs are inflamed ( interstitial pneumonia ) [2] . (ehealthstar.com)

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• Eaton MD, Meiklejohn G, VanHerick W. Studies on the etiology of primary atypical pneumonia: a filterable agent transmissible to cotton rats, hamsters, and chick embryos. (medscape.com)
• What is atypical pneumonia? (studystack.com)
• Chlamydia pneumoniae is a major cause of community-acquired atypical pneumonia. (frontiersin.org)
• Isolation of a new chlamydial agent from infected domestic poultry coincided with cases of atypical pneumonia among slaughterhouse workers in France. (semanticscholar.org)
• Viral or atypical pneumonia can present insidiously with upper respiratory tract symptoms, wheezing, and minimal fever. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• C. pneumoniae and C. psittacci are seen worldwide, being common causes of atypical pneumonia . (healthengine.com.au)
• Hong Tao soon found chlamydia, a bacterium notorious for being the cause of a common sexually transmitted disease but less fatal, on an electron microscopy and concluded that chlamydia was the pathogen of the atypical pneumonia. (flandershealth.us)
• In the medical literature, the term walking pneumonia is usually used for atypical pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma, but mild pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila, Legionella, viruses or fungi may also not require bed rest. (ehealthstar.com)
• You can catch Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydophila pneumoniae when you are in close and prolonged contact with someone who has atypical pneumonia and coughs and sneezes [6] . (ehealthstar.com)
• In atypical pneumonia, very few signs, such as crackling sounds during lung auscultation and occasional skin rash (erythema multiforme or nodosum), can be observed [4,17] . (ehealthstar.com)
• Erythema multiforme - red itchy rash can occur in atypical pneumonia. (ehealthstar.com)
• The bacterium Chlamydophila pneumoniae can cause atypical pneumonia. (ehealthstar.com)

Infants10

• C trachomatis can also cause pneumonia, primarily in infants and young children. (medscape.com)
• Peripheral blood eosinophilia has been described in infants with chlamydial pneumonia. (psychiatryadvisor.com)
• C trachomatis is a relatively common cause of afebrile pneumonia in infants at 1 to 3 months of age (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002d). (health.am)
• Respiratory viruses are a major cause of pneumonia and occur frequently in all age groups-especially in infants and young children. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• In infants between 1 and 3 months viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• In older infants and preschoolers (those younger than 5 years), viruses-especially RSV and parainfluenza-continue to be leading causes of pneumonia. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• Chlamydial conjunctivitis occurs in approximately 25% of infants who have an infected mother. (healthengine.com.au)
• Infant pneumonia usually develops a few weeks after birth and occurs in 10-20% of infants exposed to the bug at birth. (healthengine.com.au)
• Perinatal transmission of C trachomatis to infants can cause neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia. (thefreelibrary.com)
• Aetiologies and risk factors for neonatal sepsis and pneumonia mortality among Alaskan infants. (arctichealth.org)

Streptococcus3

• Serum specimens from hospitalized patients with pneumonia were tested for antibodies to Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin, pneumolysin immune complexes, C polysaccharide, surface protein A, Haemophilus influenzae, and Branhamella catarrhalis by Dr. M. Leinonen, National Public Health Institute, Oulu, Finland, as reported previously ( 11 - 13 ). (cdc.gov)
• therefore, group B streptococci ( Streptococcus agalactiae ), Gram-negative bacilli ( Escherichia coli in particular), and rarely, Listeria monocytogenes are the causes of pneumonia in this age group. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• The micro-organisms that commonly cause these pneumonias, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, Staphylococcus aureus, and gram-negative bacteria, are relatively virulent so that only a small inoculum is required to result in a pneumonia. (medscape.com)

Mycoplasma Pneumonia6

• Mycoplasma pneumonia is an atypical type of pathology and is difficult. (pedobearpics.com)
• However, some other studies on the effect of mycoplasma pneumonia, Helicobacter pylori , and blood group on the incidence of heart attack showed contradictions that might be due to the ethnical and racial heterogeneities. (scirp.org)
• The level of mycoplasma pneumonia IgG in the samples was negative in 17.8%, borderline in 5.6%, and positive in 76.7% in the case group and negative in 27.8%, borderline in 2.2%, and positive in 70% in the control group. (scirp.org)
• Chlamydial pneumonia is the second leading cause of pneumonia in children over age five, after mycoplasma pneumonia. (flandershealth.us)
• To get Mycoplasma pneumonia, you usually need to be in a close and prolonged contact with an infected person [6,17] . (ehealthstar.com)
• According to one estimation, the mortality rate for Mycoplasma pneumonia is 1.4% [1] . (ehealthstar.com)

Respiratory9

• Cross AS, Roup B. Role of respiratory assistance devices in endemic nosocomial pneumonia. (springer.com)
• Chlamydophila pneumoniae is a globally common respiratory pathogen, which causes a variable disease spectrum, being the most common ones pneumonia and bronchitis [1]. (scielo.br)
• Neonatal chlamydial pneumonia can mimic pertussis syndrome caused by Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis , respiratory syncytial virus, or adenovirus. (psychiatryadvisor.com)
• The most common copathogens were S. pneumoniae , respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus type A. C. pneumoniae pneumonia patients were older and more likely to show congestive heart failure compared to bacteraemic S. pneumoniae patients. (ersjournals.com)
• Pneumonia causes injury to the terminal alveolo-capillary unit, which is followed by increased alveolar permeability, pulmonary edema and hemorrhage, and may lead to respiratory failure. (springer.com)
• An inflammatory process with damage to all structures of the lung and leading to dysfunction of external and tissue respiration or acute pneumonia is still one of the most common pathologies of the respiratory system. (pedobearpics.com)
• The distinction between upper respiratory tract disease and pneumonia should be made so that pneumonia is managed appropriately. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• Neonates with pneumonia display respiratory distress, temperature instability, and lethargy. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• However, not all cats with pneumonia will display respiratory signs. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)

Mycoplasmal1

• What are hematologic complications of mycoplasmal pneumonia? (medscape.com)

Nosocomial pneumonia3

• Levine SA, Niederman MS. The impact of tracheal intubation on host defenses and risks for nosocomial pneumonia. (springer.com)
• Contaminated condensate in mechanical ventilator circuits: a risk factor for nosocomial pneumonia. (springer.com)
• Patients were excluded if they had nosocomial pneumonia. (ersjournals.com)

Type of pneumonia8

• Each of these has the potential to cause a type of pneumonia. (encyclopedia.com)
• People who keep birds as pets or who work where birds are kept have the highest risk for this type of pneumonia. (encyclopedia.com)
• This type of pneumonia may be quite severe, and is usually more serious in older patients. (encyclopedia.com)
• The elderly are hardest hit by this type of pneumonia. (encyclopedia.com)
• The length of the recovery period depends on the type of pneumonia suffered. (pedobearpics.com)
• The type of pneumonia and age of the patient affect the clinical presentation. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• This type of pneumonia is caused by a newly recognized strain of chlamydia. (flandershealth.us)
• Cause This type of pneumonia is caused by a tiny organism (Chlamydia pneumoniae) similar to both viruses and bacteria that live within human cells. (flandershealth.us)

Trachomatis5

• For instance, if the mother of a baby sick with pneumonia is positive for a sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis , the diagnosis is obvious. (encyclopedia.com)
• The prognosis is generally excellent for the newborn with Chlamydia trachomatis pneumonia. (encyclopedia.com)
• Document cases of pneumonia due to C trachomatis have been reported in immunocompromised adults and laboratory workers. (medscape.com)
• Perinatal transmission to neonates can cause pneumonia, and C trachomatis is the most common identifiable infectious cause of ophthalmia neonatorum. (health.am)
• However, group B streptococci and organisms encountered by older children ( see Table ) occasionally cause pneumonia, along with Chlamydia trachomatis . (psychiatrictimes.com)

Mild pneumonia5

• This can cause a form of relatively mild pneumonia in the newborn, occurring about two to six weeks after delivery. (encyclopedia.com)
• A mild pneumonia in an otherwise healthy person is likely to be a community-acquired walking pneumonia, such as that caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae . (encyclopedia.com)
• C pneumoniae causes mild pneumonia or bronchitis in adolescents and young adults. (medscape.com)
• An epidemic of mild pneumonia due to an unusual strain of Chlamydia psittaci. (arctichealth.org)
• An epidemic of mild pneumonia was discovered during a chest radiographic survey of adolescents and young adults in two communities 110 kilometers apart in northern Finland. (arctichealth.org)

Clinical2

• Here we summarize the evaluation of pediatric pneumonia and offer our management recommendations-based on a literature review and on clinical experience-in the outpatient setting. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• Clinical differentiation of atypical from typical pneumonia in children remains challenging. (ajtmh.org)

Aspiration10

• [1] Aspiration of bacteria from oral and pharyngeal areas causes aspiration pneumonia. (medscape.com)
• Aspiration of oil (eg, mineral oil or vegetable oil) causes exogenous lipoid pneumonia, an unusual form of pneumonia. (medscape.com)
• This article concentrates on chemical pneumonitis and aspiration pneumonia. (medscape.com)
• Aspiration pneumonia is caused by bacteria that normally reside in the oral and nasal pharynx. (medscape.com)
• It is now recognized that the many common community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonias result from the aspiration of pathogens from the oral cavity or nasopharynx. (medscape.com)
• The inoculum in what was traditionally recognized as aspiration pneumonia was larger and typically apparent. (medscape.com)
• The images below depict aspiration pneumonia in two different patients. (medscape.com)
• Almost all patients who develop aspiration pneumonia have one or more of the predisposing conditions listed below. (medscape.com)
• Conditions associated with altered or reduced consciousness, including any condition that reduces a patient's gag reflex, ability to maintain an airway, or both, increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia or pneumonitis. (medscape.com)
• In aspiration pneumonia, an infiltrate develops in a patient at increased risk of oropharyngeal aspiration. (medscape.com)

Complications3

• A study nurse completed the data collection forms and made daily visits to each patient (for a maximum of 7 days follow-up while in hospital) to record progress in terms of the progression of the pneumonia and any complications that may have occurred during the hospital stay. (ersjournals.com)
• For example, chlamydial pneumonia in children (the causative agent is chlamydia pneumonia) is a serious disease, since it has a severe course and causes a number of dangerous complications. (pedobearpics.com)
• Rehabilitation after pneumonia is a stage, ignoring which the risk of complications increases. (pedobearpics.com)

Conjunctivitis in Cats1

• Chlamydial conjunctivitis in cats is caused by C felis (formerly Chlamydophila felis ). (merckvetmanual.com)

Organisms4

• Certain organisms cause pneumonia at particular ages ( Table ). (psychiatrictimes.com)
• Because a variety of organisms can cause pneumonia, there may be additional symptoms that are associated with the underlying cause. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• Late-onset pneumonia (due to organisms acquired nascomially ("horizontally") or in the community. (nursingcrib.com)
• An artificial glycoconjugate antigen has been used to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay measuring antibodies against the chlamydial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which has been characterized as a major surface antigen of chlamydial organisms ( 4 , 5 , 27 ). (asm.org)

Viral Pneumonia1

• If you have viral pneumonia, antibiotics won't help , and although you're still contagious, other people won't necessarily develop pneumonia even if they catch the same virus. (kitchenstewardship.com)

Sinusitis1

• By photosensitivity or even using cookies, this design can become disrupted and cause an sinusitis of pneumonia doxycycline hyclate the capsule purpose. (guimaq.com.br)

Etiology1

• Pneumonia is a disease characterized by an inflammatory process in the lung tissues with an infectious etiology. (pedobearpics.com)

Newborn1

• Mother-to-child transmission can result in chlamydial conjunctivitis and pneumonia in newborn babies. (dermnetnz.org)

Cough3

• The most common symptoms of pneumonia are a cough and difficulty breathing. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• Chlamydial pneumonia usually presents between 4 and 11 weeks of age (and earlier) with tachypnoea, apnoea, nasal congestion, paroxysmal and staccato cough and crepitations. (nursingcrib.com)
• Symptoms of pneumonia, including a cough that gets steadily worse and congestion, most often develop within three to six weeks of birth. (realalternatives.org)

Severe4

• As very many of the cattle sold at the Epler sale soon afterwards became affected in his herd at the same time a severe sore throat and pleuro pneumonia. (europedirecttoscana.eu)
• All produce a severe confluent lobular or lobar pneumonia, and abscess formation is not uncommon. (nih.gov)
• The importance of metapneumovirus as a causative agent of childhood pneumonia is still being clarified, as is its role in producing more severe symptoms if coinfection with RSV is present. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• Walking pneumonia is pneumonia that is not severe enough to require bed rest. (ehealthstar.com)

Antibodies1

• Antibodies to chlamydial antigens were found in 32 of 34 persons with pneumonitis. (arctichealth.org)

Diseases1

• A paradox in the field relates to the remarkable genomic synteny shown among chlamydiae and the very few chlamydial genes linked to specific diseases. (asm.org)

Incidence4

• The incidence and prevalence of the chlamydial pneumonias vary with the causative organism. (medscape.com)
• The incidence of C pneumoniae pneumonia is highest among the elderly. (medscape.com)
• The incidence of pneumonia is higher among boys, children from lower socioeconomic levels, and those exposed to smoke. (psychiatrictimes.com)
• The exact cause of pneumonia is not determined in most pediatric cases because of the difficulty in obtaining sputum specimens and the low incidence of bacteremia in children. (psychiatrictimes.com)

Pathology2

• The pathology of the Legionella pneumonias. (nih.gov)
• Pneumonia can develop as an independent disease, but in most cases, the disease becomes a complication of another infectious pathology. (pedobearpics.com)

Psittacosis1

• C. psittaci primarily affects psittacine birds and can be transmitted to humans causing psittacosis, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. (frontiersin.org)

Pathogen1

• Group with treatment should be given one prevention feline to combination with evidence in doxycycline pneumonia dose envelope to provide study12 acne to the low pathogen. (bf-whale.com)

Organism3

• This organism has also been linked to outbreaks of pneumonia among young adults in close-quarter environments. (medscape.com)
• Your veterinarian can confirm the diagnosis by taking a smear from the conjunctiva and finding the chlamydial organism on laboratory tests or under a microscope. (merckvetmanual.com)
• the causative organism for pneumonia can be identified in fewer than half the patients. (psychiatrictimes.com)

Adults1

• For adults, two huge signs of pneumonia beyond basic flu-like symptoms that could mean anything include chest pain that worsens while inhaling and coughing up mucus (sputum). (kitchenstewardship.com)

Psittaci1

• History of exposure to birds in a patient sick with pneumonia suggests that Chlamydia psittaci may be the culprit. (encyclopedia.com)

Antigens2

• Cross-reactivity of classical chlamydial antigens compromises Chlamydia (C.) pneumoniae serology. (manuscriptpro.com)
• We applied a novel strategy to identify immunogenic proteins of C. pneumoniae TW183 combining metabolic radiolabeling of de novo-synthesized chlamydial antigens with immunoprecipitation. (asm.org)

Legionella2

• Following the discovery of Legionella pneumophila as the cause of an epidemic of pneumonia at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia, a group of related bacteria were recognized as additional human pathogens. (nih.gov)
• Acid fastness of Legionella micdadei, the cause of Pittsburgh pneumonia, is a helpful presumptive clue to diagnosis. (nih.gov)

Symptoms4

• Many of the symptoms of pneumonia can also be symptoms of other illnesses. (bowwowinsurance.com.au)
• 5-hydroxyindole or hard doxycycline be avoided by symptoms oral walgreenslasix of pneumonia doxycycline hyclate the whole photos. (guimaq.com.br)
• Do You Know Two Crazy Symptoms of Pneumonia for Toddlers? (kitchenstewardship.com)
• Diagnosis of walking pneumonia cannot be made from symptoms and signs alone. (ehealthstar.com)

Lobar pneumonia1

• One had lobar pneumonia with pleural effusion and the other had necrotizing pneumonia requiring surgical intervention. (ntu.edu.tw)

Pneumoniae pneumonia1

• Antimicrobial therapy of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children. (medscape.com)

Occur2

• Although C pneumoniae pneumonias occur every year, epidemiologic studies suggest a 4-year cycle. (medscape.com)
• According to World Health Organization, about 150 million cases of pneumonia occur annually in children younger than age 5 years. (psychiatrictimes.com)

Diagnosis of pneumonia2

• All patients who were admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia were screened by a study nurse. (ersjournals.com)
• Nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of pneumonia. (ajtmh.org)