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Community-acquired pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Bacterial pneumonia
Fungal pneumonia
Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome