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Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs as tests show ‘complex picture,’ Vatican says
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By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized since last week, was found to have pneumonia in both lungs following a CT scan on Tuesday, the Vatican said, with tests continuing to indicate “a complex picture” for one of the oldest …
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In a brief statement, the Vatican announced that the pope's respiratory infection requires a new course of treatment. The infection has kept him hospitalized longer than a 2023 battle with pneumonia.
The Vatican says Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests conducted in
By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract that will require his hospital treatment to be changed, the Vatican said Monday, with tests indicating a “complex clinical picture” for one of the oldest p…
ROME (AP) — The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization.Vatican spokesman
After two days of resting and diagnostic tests at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis is now undergoing treatment for a polymicrobial respiratory infection, and his clinical status has been defined by the Vatican as “complex.”
Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffering from a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection,” but gave few details.
LONDON — Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffe
VATICAN CITY >> Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a “complex clinical situation” and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said today.
The 88-year-old pontiff was initially admitted to the hospital on Friday for bronchitis. On Monday, the Vatican said test results show Francis has "a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract."
After being admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Friday for treatment of persistent bronchitis, Pope Francis remains in stable condition and is alternating periods of rest and reading.
Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffering from a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection” that will require more targeted drug treatment but gave few details.
Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff.
