Discovery of severe pneumonia subtypes could lead to tailored treatments for life-threating disease

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Source: Christaras A

New research shows that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive care units (ICUs) recover quickly, while for other patients the disease can be life-threatening.

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