Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs involving the alveoli and distal airways.
Complicated pneumonia implies pneumonia with: effusion/empyema, abscesses, multilobar disease, necrosi...
Fever and/or chills
Rapid breathing is a highly sensitive but nonspecific finding in bacterial pneumonia.
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath is common (can be associated with d...
Nontoxic, uncomplicated pneumonias in patients >3 to 6 months of age and anticipated to comply with antibiotic therapy may be managed as outpatient...
Children on appropriate therapy should show improvement within 48 to 72 hours.
If worsening or not responding to treatment, consider repeated or ...
Bartlett JG. How important are anaerobic bacteria in aspiration pneumonia: when should they be treated and what is optimal therapy. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2013;27(1):149–15...
482.9 Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified
482.32 Pneumonia due to Streptococcus, group B
482.82 Pneumonia due to escherichia coli [E. coli]
482.2 Pneumonia due to Hemophilus influenzae [H. influen...
Q: What is the appropriate duration of therapy for bacterial pneumonia?
A: Empiric treatment courses of 10 days have been studied the most, although shorter courses may be effective in uncomplicate...
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<bold>FIGURE 13-5</bold> <bold>Classic appearance of a Gram stain of sputum from a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia.</bold> The smear shows lancet-shaped diplococci with polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and no other prominent bacterial morphology is present.
<bold>FIGURE 13-5</bold> <bold>Classic appearance of a Gram stain of sputum from a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia....
FIG. 11.26. A child with bacterial pneumonia. This radiograph of the chest shows a lobar consolidation and a pleural effusion on the right. Note the meniscus indicating the presence of fluid in the pleural cavity.
FIG. 11.26. A child with bacterial pneumonia. This radiograph of the chest shows a lobar consolidation and a pleural effusion on the right...
FIG. 11.27. Pneumonia with large pleural effusion. This child presented with bacterial pneumonia and respiratory distress, presumed to be caused in part by the large pleural effusion. In the emergency department, a pleural catheter ("pigtail") was placed for drainage, using the Seldinger technique.
FIG. 11.27. Pneumonia with large pleural effusion. This child presented with bacterial pneumonia and respiratory distress, presumed to be ...
FIG. 11.61. Varicella pneumonia. Severe pneumonia developed in this patient shortly after she developed vesicular skin lesions that were positive for varicella-zoster virus by direct fluorescent antibody. Varicella causes a diffuse, miliary pattern.
FIG. 11.61. Varicella pneumonia. Severe pneumonia developed in this patient shortly after she developed vesicular skin lesions that were p...