Community-acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia is a lung infection caught outside hospital. It affects the small air sacs where oxygen enters the blood and can be serious for young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
Key points
- The infection causes fever, cough and shortness of breath, and symptoms can develop suddenly.
- Treatment depends on the cause: antibiotics are used when bacteria are responsible, but they do not help if a virus is the cause.
Medicines listed for Community-acquired Pneumonia
The listed product contains moxifloxacin, an antibiotic used for bacterial infections of the lungs. Moxifloxacin belongs to a class that targets bacteria responsible for community-acquired pneumonia.
