id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322104-f1dukpso Niederman, M.S. PNEUMONIA | Community Acquired Pneumonia, Bacterial and Other Common Pathogens 2006-05-13 .txt text/plain 10693 387 35 Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the number one cause of death from infectious diseases in the US, and the patient population that is affected is becoming increasingly more complex due to the presence of chronic illness which is commonly managed in outpatients who are at risk for pneumonia. Other common pathogens include atypical organisms (Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae), Hemophilus influenzae, enteric Gram-negatives (especially in those with chronic illness and aspiration risk factors), and Staphylococcus aureus. Today, the number of etiologic pathogens has mushroomed to include not only bacteria, but also viruses (influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)), fungi, and a number of other recently identified organisms (such as Legionella, Chlamydophila pneumoniae). Patients with severe CAP may have a slightly different spectrum of organisms than less severely affected individuals, being commonly infected with pneumococcus, atypical pathogens, enteric Gram-negatives (including P. ./cache/cord-322104-f1dukpso.txt ./txt/cord-322104-f1dukpso.txt