Editing Pneumonia (section)

===Viral===
[[Neuraminidase inhibitors]] may be used to treat [[viral pneumonia]] caused by influenza viruses ([[influenza A]] and [[influenza B]]).<ref name=Lancet11/> No specific [[antiviral drug|antiviral]] medications are recommended for other types of community acquired viral pneumonias including [[SARS|SARS coronavirus]], adenovirus, [[hantavirus]], and parainfluenza virus.<ref name=Lancet11/> Influenza A may be treated with rimantadine or amantadine, while influenza A or B may be treated with oseltamivir, zanamivir or [[peramivir]].<ref name=Lancet11/> These are of most benefit if they are started within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms.<ref name=Lancet11/> Many strains of [[H5N1]] influenza A, also known as [[avian influenza]] or "bird flu", have shown resistance to rimantadine and amantadine.<ref name=Lancet11/> The use of antibiotics in viral pneumonia is recommended by some experts, as it is impossible to rule out a complicating bacterial infection.<ref name=Lancet11/> The [[British Thoracic Society]] recommends that antibiotics be withheld in those with mild disease.<ref name=Lancet11/> The use of corticosteroids is controversial.<ref name=Lancet11/>