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Human Disease

anaerobic pneumonia

Term ID
DOID:873
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. http://books.google.com/books?id=fYgVmmMKS50C&pg=RA1-PA412&lpg
References
  • ICD9CM:482.81
  • UMLS_CUI:C0375327
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:873 )
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Genes Involved
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