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ID | DOID:873 |
Name | anaerobic pneumonia |
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 |
Xrefs | |
Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim |
Synonyms |
pneumonia due to anaerobes [EXACT] |
Parent Relationships |
is_a aspiration pneumonia |
Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some abscess |