Pneumonia is an infectious lung disease. It can affect people of all age groups. Pneumonia in babies can be fatal. The ...

In February, 1963, a tetracycline-resistant Type 14 pneumococcus was isolated from the sputum of a patient with sarcoidosis who contracted classic lobar pneumonia while on tetracycline therapy.

Can’t Shake That Cough? Walking Pneumonia Is on the RiseYoung children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A hallmark symptom ...

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 ...