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What Are the Treatments for Bronchial Pneumonia?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Sharon Perkins

Bronchial pneumonia, also called bronchopneumonia, infects the bronchioles, the tubes leading to the lungs and the lungs themselves. Bronchial pneumonia affects millions of Americans each year, particularly the elderly and immunocompromised. Many different bacteria, viruses or fungi can cause bronchial pneumonia.