Classification of pneumonia

This article is about classification of pneumonia. For the disease itself, see Pneumonia.

Pneumonia
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A chest X-ray showing a very prominent wedge-shape bacterial pneumonia in the right lung
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Pneumonia can be classified in several ways, most commonly by where it was acquired (hospital versus community), but may also by the area of lung affected or by the causative organism.[1] There is also a combined clinical classification, which combines factors such as age, risk factors for certain microorganisms, the presence of underlying lung disease or systemic disease and whether the person has recently been hospitalized.

  1. ^ Dunn L (2005). "Pneumonia: classification, diagnosis and nursing management". Nurs Stand. 19 (42): 50–4. doi:10.7748/ns2005.06.19.42.50.c3901. PMID 16013205.