Term Name: | anaerobic pneumonia |
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Synonyms: | pneumonia due to anaerobes |
Definition: | An aspiration pneumonia caused by anaerobic bacteria like Bacteroides fragilis, Peptostreptococcus, anaerobic streptococci, Fusobacterium species (Fusobacterium nucleatum and Fusobacterium necrophoram). Lung abscess and empyema are diagnosed in this disease. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:873] ( DOID:873 ) |