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It is a contributing factor to the development of antibiotic resistance, including the creation of multidrug-resistant bacteria, informally called "super bugs": relatively harmless bacteria (such as Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Acinetobacter) can develop resistance to multiple antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections.
NP in adults was first described in the 1940s, whereas in children it was reported later in 1994. [3] Necrotizing pneumonia is an ancient disease which was once a leading cause of death in both adults and children. [9] Its clinical features were presumably first outlined by Hippocrates. [9]
It is a major cause of death among all age groups resulting in 4 million deaths (7% of the world's total death) yearly. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Rates are greatest in children less than five, and adults older than 75 years. [ 12 ]
Two more Americans have died after being infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
A new study in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suggests that common antibiotics may increase the risk of developing a form of IBD by damaging the protective mucus layer of the gut.
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]
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 ...
It is a serious, life-threatening illness and can kill in hours, but it has different causes and levels of severity. Bacterial meningitis – the kind that Beck contracted – is usually the most ...