Bacterial Pneumonia

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BP
Pronunciation
/bækˈtɪriəl nəˈmoʊnjə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The symptoms of viral and bacterial pneumonia are similar.
  2. Streptococcus pneumoniae – the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in children;
  3. Haemophilus influenzae type b ( Hib )– the second most common cause of bacterial pneumonia;
  4. The bacterial pneumonia may complicate influenza at both extremes of age.
  5. However, the symptoms of viral pneumonia may be more numerous than the symptoms of bacterial pneumonia.

Other meanings of BP