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CA40.01 category

Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli

Definition

This is an inflammatory condition of the lung—affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli, due to a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).

Also indexed as

Early-onset pneumonia due to Escherichia coliEscherichia coli lobar pneumoniaLate-onset pneumonia due to Escherichia coliPneumonia due to Escherichia colipneumonia due to E. coli

Nearby in Bacterial pneumonia