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Symptoms
Symptoms of bacterial pneumonia include a cough, sputum (mucus) production that may be puslike or bloody, shaking and...
Causes
Symptoms of bacterial pneumonia include a cough, sputum (mucus) production that may be puslike or bloody, shaking and...
Tests
The presence of symptoms and a physical exam that reveals abnormal lung sounds usually suggest the presence of pneumo...
Treatments
Depending on the severity of the disease, antibiotics are given either at home or in the hospital. Historically, the ...
Drugs
The use of oral penicillin to prevent infection may be recommended for some patients at high risk, such as children w...
Alternative Therapies
Being a serious, sometimes fatal disease, pneumococcal pneumonia is best treated as soon as possible with antibiotics...
Complications
Simple, uncomplicated cases of pneumococcal pneumonia will begin to respond to antibiotics in 48 to 72 hours. Full re...
Prevention
Recently, a vaccination has become available for the prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia. This vaccination is genera...
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