Pfizer Vietnam, in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Preventive Medicine, organised on June 3 and June 5 a series ...

Pneumonia is a contagious lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It spreads through respiratory droplets, with ...

The cause of the disease also determines whether pneumonia is contagious or not. The viral forms of it that are most ...

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 ...

Pneumonia is a Streptococcus pneumoniae (commonly known as "strep") bacterial infection, which is usually in your lungs. It can also be caused by the flu virus, the common cold virus, or a fungal ...

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

As the resistance rate at baseline was low, no conclusion could be made about clarithromycin's efficacy for infections caused by macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae. Both treatments were well tolerated.