In the United States M phenotype isolates have increased in frequency, especially among pneumococci recovered from children <5 years of age, whereas the proportion of pneumococcal isolates with the ...

Pneumococcal lobar pneumonia was chosen for this study because of the relatively sharp clinical end-point obtainable. A consecutive series of patients was treated with aqueous penicillin G given ...

TETRACYCLINE is a new broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from the catalytic dehydrogenation of chlortetracycline. 1,2 Chemically, it is similar to its analogues chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline, ...

The global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has ignited a renewed focus on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are making great strides in ...

Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks ...

For people with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED), routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on lower respiratory tract samples led to faster and more ...

Between 1996 and 2002, 29 patients presented to Texas Children's Hospital with invasive pneumococcal infection while receiving azithromycin therapy or within 1 month of completion of treatment. Five ...