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Tratamientos para Neumonía

El objetivo del tratamiento es:

  • Destruir los gérmenes que causaron la infección
  • Mantener oxígeno adecuado
  • Aliviar los síntomas
  • Evitar complicaciones

El tratamiento involucra lo siguiente:


No hay procedimientos quirúrgicos para el tratamiento de neumonía no complicada.

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Pneumonia symptoms diagnosis and treatment. American Lung Association website. Available at: http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pneumonia/symptoms-diagnosis-and.html. Accessed October 3, 2012.

Pneumonia. National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI) website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/pnu. Updated March 1, 2011. Accessed October 3, 2012.

Pneumonia in adults. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated August 27, 2012. Accessed October 3, 2012.

Pneumonia in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated August 27, 2012. Accessed October 3, 2012.

Ultima revisión January 2020 por EBSCO Medical Review Board David L. Horn, MD, FACP Last Updated: 01/21/2020