Pneumonia in Newborns WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pneumonia in Newborns
Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lungs. It is the leading cause of death in worldwide in children under 5.1 Newborns tend to get pneumonia from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and group B streptococcus (GBS). Symptoms may include fever, coughing, and problems breathing. Depending on the type of pneumonia your newborn has it may be treated with antibiotics or just rest and fluids. Oxygen may also be given when breathing becomes a problem.2
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- Contributor: Mia Tagala
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Mia Tagala
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pneumonia in Infants, Pneumonia in Neonates, Neonatal Pneumonia, Infant Pneumonia, Newborn Pneumonia, Congenital Pneumonia
- Last update: Sep. 24, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
