Community Acquired Pneumonia - Pipeline Review, H2 2017

Community Acquired Pneumonia - Pipeline Review, H2 2017, provides an overview of the Community Acquired Pneumonia (Infectious Disease) pipeline landscape. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as pneumonia acquired outside a hospital or long-term care facility. Symptoms include cough, fever, shaking chills, confusion, headache and loss of appetite. Risk factors include chronic lung disease, cigarette smoking, dementia, stroke, brain injury, heart disease, liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. Treatment includes antibiotics and healthy lifestyle.