Following Pope Francis’ diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, respiratory doctors are speaking about the condition. The Vatican announced the Catholic leader’s diagnosis this week.

From the Medical Service of the Rhode Island Hospital. Burgess — Visiting Physician, Rhode Island Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 294. Gormly ...

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Staph aureus is immediately recognizable when ... aureus can be a potent cause of skin and bloodstream infections, pneumonia, food poisoning, endocarditis, bone infections and toxic shock syndrome.

Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium that lives ... causing skin infections—which can lead to complications such as pneumonia or even life-threatening sepsis. Antibiotics are used ...

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Objective: To discuss current and potential treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Data Sources: A MEDLINE search (1966-January 2007 ...

During the first quarter of this century, however, according to Osler, pneumonia took over this title, having become the most widespread and fatal of all acute conditions. At present tuberculosis ...

Pneumonia in both lungs is treatable, but it can be life-threatening in elderly patients like the 88-year-old pontiff. Pope Francis has double pneumonia, defined as a bacterial, viral, or fungal ...

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"[The pope] is not a smoker or immunocompromised, so I doubt it is staph aureus or gram-negative bacteria." Most cases of community-acquired pneumonia are bacterial or viral. Bacterial pneumonia ...