Aspectos clínicos, diagnóstico e tratamento de pneumonia bacteriana: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection of the lung parenchyma, due to infectious or non-infectious causes. The clinical signs of the disease vary according to the severity of the condition and the differential diagnosis must be based on physical examination, findings on chest radiography, isolation and bacterial culture together, since the clinical signs alone may be common to several patients. other diseases of the respiratory tract. Treatment consists of antibiotic therapy, mucolytics, bronchodilators, oxygen therapy, tapping and fluid therapy and the prognosis varies from good to reserved. The objective of this review is to compile the most relevant literature, in order to facilitate the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic understanding of this disease.