Globally, pneumonia is a serious public health concern and a major cause of mortality and
morbidity. Despite advances in antimicrobial therapies, microbiological diagnostic tests and …

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis,
bacteremia, and otitis media. S. pneumoniae has developed increased resistance to …

Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults is an infectious disease with high
morbidity in China and the rest of the world. With the changing pattern in the etiological …

Purpose Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is still associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. In this point-of-view review paper, a group of experts discuss the …

Community acquired pneumonia remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality.
Usually, the causal organism is not identified and treatment remains empiric. Recent …

Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant global health problem
and leading cause of death and hospitalization in both the US and abroad. Increasing …

The full British Thoracic Society (BTS) guideline for the use of long-term macrolides in adults
with respiratory disease is published in Thorax. The following is a summary of the …

Despite innovative advances in anti-infective therapies and vaccine development
technologies, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains the most persistent cause of …

Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), the main pathogen
responsible for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), meningitis, bacteremia, and otitis …

Critical illness is associated with immune dysregulation, characterised by concurrent
hyperinflammation and immune suppression. Hyperinflammation can result in collateral …