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  2. Bronchopneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Bronchopneumonia is a subtype of pneumonia.It is the acute inflammation of the bronchi, accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs. [1]It is often contrasted with lobar pneumonia; but, in clinical practice, the types are difficult to apply, as the patterns usually overlap. [2]

  3. Lower respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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    Lower respiratory infectious disease is the fifth-leading cause of death and the combined leading infectious cause of death, being responsible for 2.74 million deaths worldwide. [27] This is generally similar to estimates in the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study. [28]

  4. Necrotizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), also known as cavitary pneumonia or cavitatory necrosis, is a rare but severe complication of lung parenchymal infection. [1] [2] [3] In necrotizing pneumonia, there is a substantial liquefaction following death of the lung tissue, which may lead to gangrene formation in the lung.

  5. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia is the most common hospital-acquired infection that causes death. [29] Before the advent of antibiotics, mortality was typically 30% in those that were hospitalized. [ 22 ] However, for those whose lung condition deteriorates within 72 hours, the problem is usually due to sepsis. [ 41 ]

  6. Pneumonia is the No. 1 cause of hospital admission in kids ...

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    It causes air sacs to fill up with fluid or pus, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, and its symptoms can range from ...

  7. List of pneumonia deaths - Wikipedia

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    A little over 24 hours after issuing a statement to the press he died at his home in Kensington, London, England at the age of 45. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. Léon Minkus: Famous Czech composer of ballet music for the Russian Imperial Ballet: 1917-12-07 Died at age 91 in Vienna, Austria. Kenji Miyazawa

  8. Epidemiology of pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia is a common respiratory infection, [2] affecting approximately 450 million people a year and occurring in all parts of the world. [3] It is a major cause of death among all age groups, resulting in 1.4 million deaths in 2010 (7% of the world's yearly total) and 3.0 million deaths in 2016 (the 4th leading cause of death in the world).

  9. Hospital-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] It is the most common cause of death among nosocomial infections and is the primary cause of death in intensive care units. [1] [3] It is also one of the most common infections acquired at the hospital in children around the world. [4] Hospital acquired pneumonia typically lengthens a hospital stay by 1–2 weeks. [1] [3]