What is bronchopneumonia?

Bronchopneumonia is a illness of lung which is caused by different organism like bacteria,

viruses, and fungi and characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles. It
is also known as pneumonia. It is common in women and causes to the 6% deaths.
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae both are the
common bacterium which which causes bronchopneumonia in the adults and children.

Causes of bronchopneumonia

Bacterial pneumonias tend to be the most serious and, in adults, the most common cause of
pneumonia. The most common pneumonia-causing bacterium in adults is Streptococcus
pneumoniae (pneumococcus).

Symptoms of bronchopneumonia

• Cough with greenish or yellow mucus

• Fever
• chest pain
• Rapid, shallow breathing
• Shortness of breath
• Headache
• Loss of appetite
• fatigue

Treatment of bronchopneumonia

If the cause is bacterial, the goal is to cure the infection with antibiotics. If the cause is viral,
antibiotics will NOT be effective. In some cases it is difficult to distinguish between viral and
bacterial pneumonia, so antibiotics may be prescribed. Pneumococcal vaccinations are
recommended for individuals in high-risk groups and provide up to 80 percent effectiveness in
staving off pneumococcal pneumonia. Influenza vaccinations are also frequently of use in
decreasing one’s susceptibility to pneumonia, since the flu precedes pneumonia development
in many cases.

Bronchopneumonia or bronchial pneumonia or "Bronchogenic pneumonia" (not to be

confused with lobar pneumonia) is the acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles. It is a
type of pneumonia characterised by multiple foci of isolated, acute consolidation, affecting one or
more pulmonary lobules.

It is one of two types of bacterial pneumonia as classified by gross anatomic distribution of

consolidation (solidification), the other being lobar pneumonia.
Cefuroxime axetil
Ceftin, cefuroxime sodium
Kefurox, Zinacef

Pregnancy Category B

Drug classes

Antibiotics
Cephalosporin (second generation)

Mechanism of action
Bactericidal: inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell death.

Indications

Oral (Cefuroxime Axetil)

• Pharyngitis, tonsilitis caused by S. pyogenes

• Otitis media caused by S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis, S. pyogenes
• Lower respiratory tract infections caused by S. pneumoniae, H. parainfluenxae, H.
influenzae
• UTIs caused by E. coli, K. pneumoniae
• Dermatologic infections, including impetigo caused by S. aureus, S. pyogenes

Parenteral (Cefuroxime Sodium)

• Lower respiratory tract infections caused by S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, E. coli,

Klebsiella, H. influenzae, S. pyogenes
• Dermatologic infections caused by S. aureus, S. pyogenes, E. coli, Klebsiella,
Enterobacter
• UTIs caused by E. coli, Klebsiella
• Uncomplicated and disseminated gonorrhea caused by N. gonorrhoea
• Septicemia caused by S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, E. coli, Klebsiella, H. influenzae
• Meningitis caused by S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S. aureus, N. meningitidis
• Bone and joint infections caused by S. aureus
• Perioperative prophylaxis

Contraindications

• Allergy to cephalosporins or penicillins

• Renal failure
• Lactation