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	Pneumonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the microscopic, air-filled sacs (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed and flooded with fluid.
		Pneumonia is a common illness, occurs in all age groups, and is a leading cause of death among the elderly and people who are chronically ill. Vaccines to prevent certain types of pneumonia are available.
		Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a subset of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pneumonia (4885 words)

	Atypical Pneumonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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	www.alto-infotech.com /pneumonia/atypical-pneumonia.html (1510 words)

	Atypical pneumonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atypical pneumonia is a term used to describe a disease caused by one or a combination of the following organisms:
		Causes a severe from of pneumonia with a relatively high mortality rate.
		The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was also considered a kind of atypical pneumonia, and is still called so in China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atypical_pneumonia (158 words)

	AllRefer Health - Atypical Pneumonia (Walking Pneumonia)
		While atypical pneumonias have been commonly associated as a whole with milder forms of pneumonia, pneumonia due to Legionella, in particular, can be quite severe and lead to high mortality rates.
		Atypical pneumonia due to Mycoplasma and Chlamydia usually cause milder forms of pneumonia and are characterized by a more protracted course of symptoms unlike other forms of pneumonia which can come on more quickly with more severe early symptoms.
		Mycoplasma pneumonia often affects younger people and may be associated with manifestations outside of the lungs (such as anemia and rashes), and neurological syndromes (such as meningitis, myelitis, and encephalitis).
	health.allrefer.com /health/atypical-pneumonia-info.html (431 words)

	Atypical pneumonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Atypical pneumonia refers to pneumonia caused by certain bacteria -- namely, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae.
		Atypical pneumonia due to Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila usually cause milder forms of pneumonia and are characterized by a more drawn out course of symptoms unlike other forms of pneumonia which can come on more quickly with more severe early symptoms.
		Mycoplasma pneumonia often affects younger people and may be associated with symptoms outside of the lungs (such as anemia and rashes), and neurological syndromes (such as meningitis, myelitis, and encephalitis).
	www.umm.edu /ency/article/000079.htm (363 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Pneumonia Symposium: 'Atypical pneumonia'
		Patients were said to have "atypical" pneumonia when (1) clearly recognizable chest infection was not associated with shaking chills and defervescence by crisis or lysis and (2) sputum did not show gram-positive diplococci.
		Although the so-called atypical pneumonia syndrome was often attributed to the agents and viruses mentioned, it is important to remember that when a chest infection develops in a patient with influenza A, it is usually due to secondary bacterial invasion.
		An acute infection of the respiratory tract with atypical pneumonia: a disease entity probably caused by a filtrable virus.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/1999/04_99/sarosi.htm (3107 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Atypical pneumonia
		When certain forms of atypical pneumonia are suspected, tests of your urine or a throat swab may be ordered as well.
		The mainstay of treatment for atypical pneumonia is antibiotic therapy.
		There are no proven methods for preventing atypical pneumonia, and no vaccinations are available at this time for atypical pneumonias.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000079.htm (676 words)

	Atypical Pneumonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Atypical pneumonia is inflammation of your lungs caused by bacteria.
		It is called "atypical" because of the symptoms that it causes, such as fever, headache, confusion, diarrhoea.
		Atypical pneumonia is characterised by general symptoms not just respiratory symptoms.
	www.doctoronline.nhs.uk /masterwebsite/targetpages/specialts/respir/pneu_asy.asp (258 words)

	Pneumonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pneumonia is usually triggered when a patient's defense system is weakened, most often by a simple viral upper respiratory tract infection or a case of influenza.
		It is one of the main causes of pneumonia that occurs in the hospital (nosocomial pneumonia).
		Pneumonia may be present if coughing is continuous and hacking, if blood appears in the sputum, and if the patient has a high fever and signs of severe illness, such as shortness of breath or extreme weakness and fatigue.
	www.reutershealth.com /wellconnected/doc64.html (11917 words)

	eMedicine - Pneumonia, Bacterial : Article by Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCCP, DABSM
		Pneumonia is defined as inflammation and consolidation of the lung tissue due to an infectious agent.
		Therefore, nosocomial pneumonia is caused predominantly by the gram-negative bacilli.
		The decision to hospitalize patients with community-acquired pneumonia is dictated by a series of well-recognized risk factors that increase either the risk of death or the risk of a complicated course for a patient with community-acquired pneumonia.
	www.emedicine.com /MED/topic1852.htm (7770 words)

	Clinical Syndromes of Pneumonia
		Typical pneumonia is usually acquired by bronchogenic spread of the pathogen.
		Pneumonias in the lower lobe regions may cause pain referral to the abdominal region due to diaphragmatic inflammation.
		pneumoniae is now known to be the cause of pneumonia in 20% to 25% of all age groups and to persist in certain persons for weeks to months, resulting in prolonged reduced pulmonary clearance and airway hyperresponsiveness.
	www.kcom.edu /faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/dxpneumo.htm (1713 words)

	Atypical pneumonia ("chinese" or "Hong Kong" pneumonia), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
		Atypical pneumonia ("chinese" or "Hong Kong" pneumonia), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
		Atypical pneumonia ("chinese" or "Hong Kong" pneumonia) is a disease caused by microparasites (16 species has been discovered to date), populated with highly virulent and active viruses, bacteria, fungi, mycoplasma, prions, protozoa and other unclassified germs.
		The disease may progress as the nosogenic germs are spread as well as new types of microparasites populate the organism.
	www.biofon.ru /eng/treat/catalog/sars.shtml (192 words)

	Disease - Atypical pneumonia - Detroit, Michigan
		When certain forms of atypical pneumonia are suspected, certain tests (such as urine legionella antigen and throat swabs for Mycoplasma and Chlamydia, in addition to blood tests for antibodies to Mycoplasma and Chlamydia pneumonia) may be ordered.
		Most patients with pneumonia due to Mycoplasma or Chlamydia do well with appropriate antibiotic therapy, although there is a small chance of relapse if antibiotics are used for too short a period of time (less than two weeks).
		In the case of pneumonia due to Legionella, severe illness occurs particularly among the elderly and those individuals with chronic diseases and weakened immune systems.
	www.henryfordhealth.org /15384.cfm (621 words)

	eMedicine - Pneumonia, Mycoplasma : Article by Santos Cantu, Jr, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the disease usually is of gradual onset.
		Reimann coined the term "atypical pneumonia" after observing 7 patients in Philadelphia with marked constitutional symptoms, upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms, and a protracted course with gradual resolution.
		Epidemics of mycoplasmal pneumonia tend to occur every 4-8 years in the general population and tend to be more frequent within closed populations, such as in military and prison populations.
	www.emedicine.com /EMERG/topic467.htm (2067 words)

	A third case of atypical pneumonia reported in Taiwan
		The disease, known as atypical pneumonia, has also emerged in British Columbia, where one was in intensive care at a Vancouver hospital and another person has recovered, Toronto health officials said late Friday night.
		Atypical pneumonia has been blamed for several deaths in Asia and caused fears of an epidemic in China in recent months.
		The disease is an inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/865979/posts (4121 words)

	Atypical pneumonia - Washington DC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Atypical pneumonia refers to pneumonia caused by certain bacteria -- namely,
		While atypical pneumonias are commonly associated with milder forms of pneumonia, pneumonia due to
		Chlamydophila usually cause milder forms of pneumonia and are characterized by a more drawn out course of symptoms unlike other forms of pneumonia which can come on more quickly with more severe early symptoms.
	www.whcenter.org /13050.cfm (634 words)

	WHO \| WHO issues a global alert about cases of atypical pneumonia
		In some, but not all cases, this is followed by bilateral pneumonia, in some cases progressing to acute respiratory distress requiring assisted breathing on a respirator.
		In mid February, the Government of China reported that 305 cases of atypical pneumonia, with five deaths, had occurred in Guangdong province.
		Until more is known about the cause of these outbreaks, WHO recommends patients with atypical pneumonia who may be related to these outbreaks be isolated with barrier nursing techniques.
	www.who.int /mediacentre/releases/2003/pr22/en (558 words)

	SARS/atypical pneumonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		· Viral infection causes atypical pneumonia – a new mutation of corona virus is strongly suspected as the pathogen.
		· Pneumonia – inflammation or infection of the lung.
		Atypical pneumonia exists for a long time but became more virulent.
	health.hitechemall.com /med/sars.htm (660 words)

	TakingITGlobal - Panorama - Atypical Pneumonia Running Amo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Atypical Pneumonia is running amok in many countries, mostly in the Asian countries, these countries include Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Singapore and Taiwan.
		Out of the 242 people in HK who have Atypical Pneumonia, 182 are students.
		The Hong Kong Education Department has already stopped the schools where Atypical Pneumonia have been found from running for 7 days, though I doubt that it will work in stopping the Atypical Pneumonia from spreading in schools.
	www.takingitglobal.org /express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=1125 (285 words)

	Atypical pneumonia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The term "atypical pneumonia" is applied to non-lobar patchy or interstitial infiltrates on chest x-ray
		Describe the clinical picture (mode of presentation) of atypical pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia as an example.
		Mycoplasma pneumonia is one of the smallest free-living microorganisms
	www.meddean.luc.edu /lumen/Meded/mech/cases/case9/atypicalqa.htm (759 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Alert over Hong Kong 'super-flu'
		One man has died, dozens of hospital workers have fallen ill, and some of these are reportedly in a critical condition.
		In some, but not all cases, this is followed by double pneumonia - with some patients needing help from a ventilator to stay alive.
		It is possible the outbreak is linked to a spate of "atypical pneumonia" cases in the southern Guangdong province of China in February, which killed five people and infected hundreds more.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/health/2846243.stm (544 words)

	The World Today Archive - The World Health Organisation issuesglobal alert after outbreak of pneumonia in Hong Kong
		It's possible that when the samples were taken, that the individuals no longer had the pathogen in their blood, and it's also possible that this is something we haven’t seen before.
		TANYA NOLAN: Health authorities believe the most recent outbreak may be linked to the 305 cases of atypical pneumonia reported by Chinese authorities in Quandong province, in November last year.
		ALAN HAMPSON: Appropriate care should be taken when nursing people who present with undiagnosed, atypical pneumonia of the type that has been seen with these patients.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/s807327.htm (629 words)

	Tuberculosis and the atypical pneumonia syndrome.
		Shifts in the demographic distribution of the disease in the US are ascribed in part to the occurrence of HIV disease outbreaks in group settings, and to recent influxes of immigrants from developing countries.
		The approach to atypical pneumonia emphasizes the need to include TB in the differential diagnosis to be aware of the total disease spectrum of TB and understand the risk factors.
		The atypical pneumonia syndrome is only a portion of the clinical spectrum of TB.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1991/oct/M91A0443.html (404 words)

	Update On Atypical Pneumonia In Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The remaining 22 are other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
		A total of 461 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals.
		This brought to 99 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia.
	www.docguide.com /dg.nsf/PrintPrint/B7D361C7D32764A485256D10004885F1 (372 words)

	Update On Atypical Pneumonia In Hong Kong
		HONG KONG -- April 23, 2003 -- There are an additional 24 patients confirmed to have atypical pneumonia, as of 1 pm today (April 23).
		The remaining 20 are other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
		A total of 522 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals.
	www.docguide.com /dg.nsf/PrintPrint/4A484B9F56AFCAB985256D1100493C4D (415 words)

	Atypical pneumonia and immune function (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Questions in The Respiratory Disorders Forum are being answered by doctors and health care professionals from National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado, which is consistently ranked the #1 hospital in America.
		When it is due to a germ that is not a common cause it’s called atypical pneumonia.
		There is no known regularity found among people who fall ill to atypical pneumonia.
	www.medhelp.org /forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/759a.html (259 words)

	ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This refers to a type of pneumonia that does not follow the typical signs and symptoms of pneumonia.
		A number of different viral and bacterial agents have been identified which can cause this form of respiratory infection..
		Examples include Chlamydia pneumonia, psittacosis, Mycoplasma, influenza A or B, adenovirus, and Legionella.
	www.medhelp.org /glossary/new/GLS_0550.HTM (102 words)

	Pravda.RU No Cases of Atypical Pneumonia Registered in Russia
		Regional healthcare agencies and medical establishments were ordered to report all suspicious cases to Moscow and either confirm or disprove the diagnosis after clinical research, said the source.
		As for the two Russian patients who were hospitalised last Friday in Artyom, a town close to Vladivostok and Novosibirsk, on suspicion of being sick with atypical pneumonia, one turned out to be suffering from a neglected form of simple pneumonia, while the other was diagnosed with bronchitis.
		No cases of atypical pneumonia or something that looked like it were registered in Russia so far, told RIA Novosti a source in the press service of the country's State Sanitary and Epidemiological Inspection /SSEI/, which set up a special round-the-clock service to collect information about cases of illness looking like atypical pneumonia.
	newsfromrussia.com /region/2003/04/09/45819.html (2231 words)

	Atypical Pneumonia Clinical Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pneumonias That Do Not Respond to Empirical Therapy: Causes and Management: Access document
		Community Acquired Pneumonia: Port Prediction Rule: Access document
		Outline for Community Acquired Pneumonia Evaluation and Treatment: Access document
	fsumed-dl.slis.ua.edu /clinical/pulmonology/pneumonia/atypical.html (649 words)

	atypical pneumonia - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		Atypical pneumonia : MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia [home, info]
		Phrases that include atypical pneumonia: primary atypical pneumonia
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