Chest CT findings in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia

New research on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a multi-center study (n=101) of the relationship between chest CT findings and the clinical conditions of COVID-19 pneumonia — which determined that most patients with the disease have ground-glass opacities (GGO) (86.1%) or mixed GGO and consolidation (64.4%) and vascular enlargement in the lesion (71.3%). CT involvement score can help evaluate the severity and extent of COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Bacterial Pneumonia Predicts Ongoing Lung Problems in Infants Hospitalized for Acute Respiratory Failure

Newswise imageBacterial pneumonia appears to be linked to ongoing breathing problems in previously healthy infants who were hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure, according to research presented at ATS 2019.
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Missing link for fighting viral pneumonia identified

According to the Centers for Disease Control, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes about 60,000 hospitalizations of children aged 0 to four, and nearly 200,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths among adults 65 and older. However, there are virtually no vaccines or treatments for these infections. In a new study, researchers found evidence that the cytokine, Interleukin 27 (IL-27), may be the key to fighting and treating these infections.
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World Pneumonia Day: Progress But Also 5 Troubling Trends

Pneumonia is one of the top 5 causes of death worldwide among children under 5 years of age. In the U.S. next to giving birth, pneumonia is the most common reason why adults get admitted to the hospital. While the past decades have seen advances in preventing, controlling, and treating pneumonia, some troubling trends that threaten to reverse the gains.
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Clinton Didn’t Think Pneumonia Diagnosis Would Be ‘That Big a Deal’

Clinton made the comments during an interview Monday.
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Doctor says Clinton has pneumonia; rest advised

An ill Hillary Clinton abruptly left a 9-11 anniversary ceremony Sunday and needed to be held up by three people before she appeared to stumble off a curb and was helped into a van. Several hours later, her campaign revealed she had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and advised to rest.
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