How to Take Antibiotics Side Effects Managing Symptoms The best antibiotic to treat pneumonia will depend on several factors
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Key takeaways: Aspiration pneumonia is a lung infection that happens when contents from the mouth or stomach enter the lungs
It can progress quickly to a decline in respiratory status followed by rapid improvement within 48 hours of the insult
Aspiration pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs caused by an inhaled material such as food, regurgitation, or vomit
Complications may include lung abscess, acute respiratory distress syndrome, empyema, and parapneumonic effusion
It can lead to complications such as respiratory failure, sepsis, or death
Doctors make the diagnosis on the basis of the person’s symptoms and a chest x-ray
However, since it is difficult to distinguish between pneumonitis and pneumonia, it is common practice to use antibiotics with the potential for aspiration pneumonia in mind
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antibiotics for those who fail to improve within 48 hrs post aspiration
An antibiotic therapy, also covering anaerobic pathogens, is the treatment of choice
Even if the cause is neurologic or chemical, a course of antibiotics will still be prescribed
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Many different types of antibiotics can be used to treat community-acquired pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide
The severity of pneumonia can range from mild to life-threatening, with uncomplicated disease resolving with outpatient antibiotics and complicated cases progressing to septic shock, acute