Investigation on 257 patients with community-accquired pneumonia in respiratory deparment in Bach Mai hospital from 1/2002to 6/2003 showed that: 56% patients had test of bacterium; 38,9% of them found bacterium that caurse disease. About 80% patients catch negative Gram; 20% catch positive Gram. Bacteriums found with the highest rate were: S.pneumoniae (17%); K.pneumoniae (25,4%); P.aeruginosa (22,4%). The research also studied antibiotics resistant of that bacteriums.
Bacteria ; Pneumonia ; Community-Acquired Infections

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Community-Acquired Infections/*epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pneumonia/*epidemiology

Clarithromycin had high efficacy in treatment of 39 community acquired pneumonia with low risk factors, including pneumonia 38 patients (50.67%), exacerbation of COPD and asthma 24 patients (32%), and acute bronchitis due to bacteria 13 patients (17.33%), with succesfully rate of 95.65%. The average duration of therapy was 8.56 days and only a few side effects (5.8%), including mainly nausea and diarrhea were observed. Clarithromycin is a safe and effective drug in treatment of community acquired lower respiratory infections
Pneumonia ; Clarithromycin ; Therapeutics ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Community-Acquired Infections

Child ; Community-Acquired Infections ; microbiology ; Humans ; Pneumonia, Bacterial ; microbiology

Child ; Community-Acquired Infections ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Pneumonia ; epidemiology

Adult ; China ; Community-Acquired Infections ; Humans ; Physicians ; Pneumonia ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Adult ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Pneumonia ; Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology* ; Hospitalization

Community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) subtype USA300 remains relatively well confined within North American shores. Between August and November 2010, a large international school in Singapore recorded 27 skin and soft tissue infections, 8 of which were confirmed USA 300. This study reports the outbreak investigation and the interventions instituted.
Community-Acquired Infections ; Disease Outbreaks ; Humans ; Methicillin ; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Singapore ; Staphylococcal Infections ; epidemiology ; Staphylococcal Skin Infections

Bacteria ; isolation & purification ; Community-Acquired Infections ; etiology ; microbiology ; virology ; Humans ; Pneumonia ; etiology ; microbiology ; virology

Pneumonia represents a spectrum of diseases that range from community-acquired to health care-associated pneumonia. Despite advances in diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and supportive care, pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in elderly patients and in those with significant comorbidities. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death from infectious disease in Korea. This article provides a synopsis of recent studies regarding various types of pneumonia, with a focus on CAP.
Aged ; Cause of Death ; Communicable Diseases ; Community-Acquired Infections ; Comorbidity ; Humans ; Korea ; Pneumonia