Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

Antibiotic treatment during an influenza infection actually impaired the body’s efforts to clear bacteria rather than helping the body heal.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(11):993-1000. † Endotracheally instilled (ET) therapy alone vs intravenous therapy alone. ‡ ET sisomicin vs ET placebo. § Aerosolized tobramycin vs no ...

Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can catch pneumonia from someone who already has it, as you can with the common cold.

The country is already in the midst of a "quademic" with the flu, Covid-19, RSV and norovirus making the rounds. However, ...

Chest X-rays and other tests can sometimes differentiate aspiration pneumonia from other types of pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia that is bacterial is treated with antibiotics, while chemical ...

Pneumonia symptoms can vary based on the cause and severity of the lung infection. For some, it might feel similar to the flu or be barely noticeable. For others, pneumonia can cause severe ...

Wockhardt’s experimental drug, Zaynich, has shown impressive results, achieving a 100% cure rate in clinical trials for ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

Aspiration pneumonia that is bacterial is treated with antibiotics, while chemical pneumonitis may require other supportive treatments. The symptoms of aspiration pneumonia are essentially the ...