Pneumonia is a term which describes inflammation of the lung parenchyma characterised by exudation and consolidation into the alveoli.
There are various ways of categorising the pneumonias:
Overall (in the UK), Streptococcus pneumoniae is by far the most common agent.
Every year between 0.5% and 1% of adults in the UK will have community-acquired pneumonia
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