| Descriptor English: | Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Neumonía Adquirida en la Comunidad |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pneumonia Adquirida na Comunidade |
| Descriptor French: | Without translation |
| Entry term(s): |
Community Acquired Pneumonia Community-Acquired Pneumonias Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Pneumonias, Community-Acquired |
| Tree number(s): |
C01.234.500 C08.730.610.214 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098968 |
| Scope note: | Infection of the lungs in a patient who is not hospitalized or who has not resided in a long-term care facility for 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms. It is associated with some signs and symptoms of acute infection and is accompanied by the presence of an acute infiltrate on chest radiograph.(US Pharm. 2007;32(10):44-5 https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/community-acquired-pneumonia) |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy TM transmission UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
| Previous Indexing: |
Community-Acquired Infections (1992-2024) Pneumonia (1981-2024) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2025 |
| History Note: | 2025 |
| DeCS ID: | 60925 |
| Unique ID: | D000098968 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2025/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2024/08/09 |
| Revision Date: | 2024/08/07 |
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Infections [C01]Infections
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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| Concept UI |
M000767679 |
| Scope note | Infection of the lungs in a patient who is not hospitalized or who has not resided in a long-term care facility for 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms. It is associated with some signs and symptoms of acute infection and is accompanied by the presence of an acute infiltrate on chest radiograph.(US Pharm. 2007;32(10):44-5 https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/community-acquired-pneumonia) |
| Preferred term | Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
| Entry term(s) |
Community Acquired Pneumonia Community-Acquired Pneumonias Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Pneumonias, Community-Acquired |
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