Bacterial pneumonia

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts

Used for

Staphylococcal pneumonia

Broader Terms

bacterial disease, pneumonia

Narrower Terms

mycoplasmal pneumonia

Related Terms

Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus infection, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Scope Note

pneumonia caused by various species of bacteria; commonly results from bronchogenic spread of infection following microaspiration of secretions.

Facts

• Bacterial pneumonia is pneumonia caused by bacteria.
• Bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause pneumonia, too, although bacterial pneumonia is less common than viral.
• Bacterial pneumonia is most commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial pneumonia common throughout the world
• Bacterial pneumonias tend to be the most serious and, in adults, the most common cause of pneumonia.
• Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcal pneumonia is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia acquired outside of hospitals.
• Bacterial pneumonia develops when bacteria that normally live harmlessly in the throat enter the lungs.

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