Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a very serious diagnosis even though we have excellent antibiotics and consensus guidelines for their use. [1] But are the guidelines followed, and does ...

Children with uncomplicated pneumonia should be treated with shorter courses of antibiotics after updated NICE guidance was ...

Airway bacteria like Streptococcus oralis may boost immunity, reducing pneumonia severity and viral loads, new research shows ...

Only people with certain health conditions or those over 65 need the pneumonia vaccine. The pneumonia vaccines protect against the most serious types that often make people very sick.

Clinical trials conducted in patients with CAP treated on an outpatient basis provide relevant data for clinicians dealing with management of this common serious infection. A number of trials have ...

Monsoon ushers in respiratory trouble for many and pneumonia cases rise sharply, driven by damp air, viral spread, indoor ...

There is a common misconception that legionella is only found in air conditioners and water towers, however, Griffith ...