Efforts to reduce child mortality in Africa via mass treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin (AZM) may lead to increased ...

Highlights Walking pneumonia is a milder form of regular pneumonia. It can be contagious when caused by specific bacteria or viruses. Those at higher risk include the elderly, young children, and ...

The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts. By Gina Kolata Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican ...

The rising prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Avycaz (Avibactam/Ceftazidime), developed by Allergan and Pfizer, is a ...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority, the Athabasca Health Authority and the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority are warning about an outbreak of strep pneumonia in northern Saskatchewan.

Common symptoms of pneumonia include fever (which could be high-grade with chills and rigor), cough, sputum production, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Streptococcus pneumonia remains the ...

Crumbaker's 6-year-old son, Jackson, is hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital with RSV, strep throat, and pneumonia. He's immunocompromised due to gastrointestinal issues. He's also on the ...

Walking pneumonia infections rose nationwide as kids returned to school this fall. The infection can be tricky to diagnose, and testing is expensive. Doctors may choose different antibiotics to ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing enterovirus, the common cold, strep throat and metapneumovirus ... sharp increase in walking pneumonia and infections caused ...

They’re also seeing a surge in strep throat cases. RSV numbers dropped a bit from previous weeks, but there was an increase in pneumonia, which was sometimes the result of the flu. Stomach bug ...