Bronchopneumonia
Bronchopneumonia | |
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Other names | Bronchial pneumonia, bronchogenic pneumonia |
infectious disease |
Bronchopneumonia is a subtype of pneumonia. It is the acute inflammation of the bronchi, accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs.[1]
It is often contrasted with lobar pneumonia; but, in clinical practice, the types are difficult to apply, as the patterns usually overlap.[2] Bronchopneumonia (lobular) often leads to lobar pneumonia as the infection progresses. The same organism may cause one type of pneumonia in one patient, and another in a different patient.
Causes
Bronchopneumonia is usually a bacterial pneumonia rather than being caused by viral disease.[medical citation needed]
It is more commonly a hospital-acquired pneumonia than a community-acquired pneumonia, in contrast to lobar pneumonia.[4]
Bronchopneumonia is less likely than lobar pneumonia to be associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae.[5] Rather, the bronchopneumonia pattern has been associated mainly with the following: Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella, E. coli and Pseudomonas.[6]
Pathology
Bronchopneumonia may sometimes be diagnosed after death, during autopsy.
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Treatment
Compared to pneumonia in general, the association between the bronchopneumonia pattern and hospital-acquired pneumonia warrants greater consideration of multiple drug resistance in the choice of antibiotics.
References
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- ^ "Lobar Pneumonia". Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Campus. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Pulmonary Pathology". Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Retrieved 2008-11-21.