Overview
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs.
Symptoms
- •Fever
- •Cough with phlegm
- •Shortness of breath
- •Chest pain
Diagnosis
- ✓Chest X-ray
- ✓Blood culture
- ✓Sputum culture
- ✓CRP/Procalcitonin
Treatments
- →Amoxicillin
- →Macrolides
- →Levofloxacin
- →Oxygen support
Risk Factors
⚠️Age >65
⚠️Smoking
⚠️COPD
⚠️Immunosuppression
Key Facts
- ℹ️6th leading cause of death
- ℹ️Vaccines: PCV13, PPSV23
ICD-10: J18 | Prevalence: yaygın
Last updated: 11/9/2025