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Medical Conditions - Community Acquired Pneumonia

Community-acquired pneumonia is a lung infection, which affects people outside the hospital by various bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The symptoms are cough, chest pain, fever, chills, and shortness of breath. It spreads through the coughing and sneezing of the infected person. Taking empiric therapy with macrolides, Fluoroquinolones or Doxycycline helps a lot.

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