Re: Current Perspectives on Pneumonia in Clinical Practice

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Another good find you guys! They are acknowledging fungal pneumonia can

develop in healthy people!

In a message dated 7/14/2008 5:03:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

tigerpaw2c@... writes:

Patients at Risk for Pneumonia

Medscape: Welcome, Dr. Niederman, and thank you for sharing your

perspectives on pneumonia. What patient populations are currently

considered to be at increased risk for bacterial, viral, or fungal

pneumonia?

Dr. Niederman: All 3 forms of pneumonia can affect virtually any

individual, but in general the paradigm for any type of pneumonia is

the balance between the patient's host defenses, the virulence of

the potential pathogen, and the size of the exposure to the

pathogen. So in theory, pneumonia can develop even in healthy

individuals if they encounter particularly virulent pathogens or

very large inoculum.

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