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Author: Nicholas John Bennett, MB, BCh, PhD, Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, ... Pneumonia is characterized by inflammation of the alveoli and terminal airspaces in response to invasion by an infectious agent introduced into the lungs through hematogenous spread or inhalation.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/967822-overview
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Pneumococcal Vaccine May Reduce Pediatric Pneumonia Hospitalizations CME ... April 10, 2007 — Use of pneumococcal vaccine in children younger than 2 years reduces all-cause and pneumococcal pneumonia hospital admissions, according to an analysis reported in the April 7 issue of The Lancet.
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/554916?rss
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We developed a real-time PCR to detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae with a primer set designed for the 16S rRNA gene. Clinical samples (n=937) were collected from children with community-acquired pneumonia between April 2002 and March 2004 at 12 Japanese medical institutions.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16541148
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In pediatric patients with complicated pneumonia, chest ultrasound works as well as CT scanning to detect complications such as loculated pleural effusion or lung abscess, researchers said. ... Note that this study found that chest ultrasound and CT scanning were equivalent in children admitted with complicated pneumonia,
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www.medpagetoday.com/CriticalCare/Pneumonia/17133
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BOSTON -- In some Massachusetts communities, parents are alarmed about a big increase in pediatric pneumonia. ... Pneumonia Cases Up In Some Towns ... Many doctors we polled report no increase, but NewsCenter 5 found clusters of pneumonia cases -- double the number at Needham Pediatrics, and at Boston Medical Center there was a...
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www.thebostonchannel.com/health/2696184/detail.html
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Pediatric Pneumonia. Pisespong Patamasucon,M.D. Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Pediatric Pneumonia. Serious human illness since history ever recorded ...
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www.medicine.nevada.edu/residency/lasvegas/pediatrics/d...
www.medicine.nevada.edu/residency/lasvegas/pediatrics/documents/PediatricPneumonia.Sept08version.ppt
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9. Bradley JS. Management of community-acquired pediatric pneumonia in an era of increasing antibiotic resistance and conjugate vaccines. Pediatr I...
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Clinical Question: Are three days of treatment with amoxicillin as effective as five days of the same therapy in children with nonsevere pneumonia?
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www.aafp.org/afp/20040801/tips/11.html
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What is pneumonia? ... Pediatric Advisor 2009.1 Index; Pediatric Advisor 2009.1 Credits ... External Health Information Links | Pediatric Services | Find a UMHS Doctor...
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www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_pneumoni_hhg.htm
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