"IS PNEUMONIA INFECTIOUS?"

Infectious Pneumonia in Dogs

Community-acquired respiratory disease caused by infectious agents occurs commonly in dogs. Clinicians should develop a good understanding of the organisms isolated most frequently within their own local geographic area, and also those that are new or spreading into the area, for example Canine Influenza Virus. Once the organisms are understood, the clinician can make rational decisions about t...

Exposure to metal fume and infectious pneumonia.

To test the hypothesis that inhalation of metal fume reversibly increases susceptibility to pneumonia, the authors conducted a case-control study. Men aged 20-64 years, admitted to 11 hospitals in West Midlands, England, with community-acquired pneumonia during 1996-1999 were interviewed about their lifetime occupational history, exposure to metal fume, and potential confounding factors. Simila...

Non-infectious mimics of community-acquired pneumonia

A broad spectrum of diseases and clinical syndromes can masquerade as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Many such disorders, such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP), bronchiolitis obliterans--organizing pneumonia (BOOP), reactions to drugs or exogenous agents, systemic vasculitis, and alveolar hemorrhage (AH; pulmonary-renal) syndromes, are immune-media...

Non-infectious approach to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in neonates: a new concept

Co- infectious Cytomegalovirus and Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia in a Polyarteritis Nodosa Patient: A Case Report

Our report discusses a patient diagnosed with PAN since 3 years ago. He presented with fever, chills and nonproductive cough. He was a long time receiver of immunosuppressant drugs for his underlying condition. Upon examination he was febrile, had cushingoid appearance and cackles in both lungs. Lung CT scan showed opacities in right upper lobe lung and multiple bilateral nodules and ground gla...