bacterial pneumonia

bacterial pneumonia
pneumonia caused by bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and others.

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