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In literature the term atypical pneumonia is current, sometimes contrasted with viral pneumonia (see above) and sometimes, though incorrectly, with bacterial pneumonia. Many of the organisms causative of atypical pneumonia are unusual types of bacteria (Mycoplasma is a type of bacteria without a cell wall and Chlamydias are intracellular ...
Pneumonia has historically been characterized as either typical or atypical depending on the presenting symptoms and thus the presumed underlying organism. [4] Attempting to make this distinction based on symptoms, however, has not been found to be accurate, and The American Thoracic Society does not recommend its use. [4]
Atypical bacteria causing pneumonia are Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydophila pneumoniae (), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (), and Legionella pneumophila.. The term "atypical" does not relate to how commonly these organisms cause pneumonia, how well it responds to common antibiotics or how typical the symptoms are; it refers instead to the fact that these organisms have atypical or absent cell wall ...
Cases of atypical pneumonia (also known as “walking pneumonia") — which is a lung infection caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae — are on the rise in the U.S., with children’s ...
That is not to say that atypical pneumonia is strictly caused by atypical bacteria, for this disease can also have a fungal, protozoan or viral cause. Through a recent study on analyzing synergistic interactions between the influenza viruses and atypical bacteria, it was stated that there have been findings of interaction between the two most ...
Viral pneumonia presents more commonly with wheezing than bacterial pneumonia. [25] Pneumonia was historically divided into "typical" and "atypical" based on the belief that the presentation predicted the underlying cause. [29] However, evidence has not supported this distinction, therefore it is no longer emphasized. [29]
Mycoplasma pneumonia, a respiratory illness caused by bacteria that can lead to cough, fatigue and fever, has been spreading more than usual in one Ohio county.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), also known as environmental mycobacteria, atypical mycobacteria [1] and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), are mycobacteria which do not cause tuberculosis or leprosy/Hansen's disease. NTM can cause pulmonary diseases that resemble tuberculosis. [2]