1. Logistic regression models were used to determine which variables significantly and independently could predict bacterial pneumonia and to adjust for potential confounders. 2. At this point, the most widespread resistance problem involves streptococcus pneumoniae, the germs that cause bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, and meningitis. 3. But some of these patients actually had bacterial pneumonia, not the flu virus. 4. For example, it is not uncommon for a person to develop viral pneumonia at first, setting the stage for a more severe bacterial pneumonia. 5. He developed bacterial pneumonia. 6. Gum disease has also been linked to bacterial pneumonia. 7. Infectious disease experts say it is unwise to wait for the culture results before starting an antibiotic when there is a strong suspicion that the patient has bacterial pneumonia. 8. Pneumococcal disease, a bacterial pneumonia, is the third leading cause of death for Americans over sixty-five, behind heart disease and cancer. 9. The cause was bacterial pneumonia complicated by emphysema, a daughter, Andrea Branch, said. 10. Bob Hope has been hospitalized with a mild case of bacterial pneumonia, but is breathing with the aid of an oxygen machine, his doctor said. |
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