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What is the recommended treatment for community acquired pneumonia?
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Dr. Paul Veltanswered
Diagnostic Radiology 44 years experience
Antibiotics: Depends on what kind of pneumonia. My room the menu simply have to run their course most of the time. Bacterial pneumonia can be treated with a variety of different anabiotic's depending on which pneumonia is prevalent in your area.
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Community acquired pneumonia?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
CAP is…: An infection of the lung(s) in a person not recently hospitalized/in a nursing home/in a rehab facility. Microbes involved in cap tend to be less virulent than those acquired in hospitals. Most common is streptococcus; atypicals (walking pneumonia) include legionella, mycoplasma, & chlamydophila. Viruses common in infants & kids. Pneumocystis seen in immunocompromised.
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