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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lung parenchyma in which the alveoli fill with inflammatory exudate, impairing gas exchange and producing fever, cough, sputum, pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. It is caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi, and is classified by setting and host into community-acquired, hospital…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 105× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2642-9241 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lung parenchyma in which the alveoli fill with inflammatory exudate, impairing gas exchange and producing fever, cough, sputum, pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. It is caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi, and is classified by setting and host into community-acquired, hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated forms, with aspiration and immunocompromise as important modifiers. Pathophysiology involves microbial invasion of distal airspaces, neutrophilic inflammation and consolidation, sometimes progressing to acute respiratory distress syndrome and respiratory failure. Diagnosis integrates clinical features, imaging and microbiology, while severity scoring guides the site of care; management combines pathogen-directed antimicrobials with oxygen and supportive therapy. Work in this area gives particular attention to the biological nature of acute pneumonia as infection versus inflammation, and to COVID-19 pneumonia, including severity and mortality prediction using PIRO scoring, serum ferritin and alveolar-arterial oxygen gradients, epidemiological modelling and prognostication, and the conceptual reframing of acute pneumonia during the pandemic. Cellular morphology in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia is also examined. The journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical, microbiological and epidemiological research on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of pneumonia.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 105 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Respiratory Diseases (ISSN 2642-9241).

Journal editorial board
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