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TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1955MOST FORMS of bacterial pneumonia can be treated successfully at the present time. As a result, the mortality rate has declined from over 30% to less than 10% during the past two decades. However, deaths still occur frequently among small infants, in elderly persons, and in patients in whom treatment is not instituted early.
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Bacterial pneumonia in children
Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1998Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children around the world. This article reviews the clinical manifestations, diagnoses, and management of the major causes of bacterial pneumonia in children of different ages. Major pathogens causing pneumonia in newborns include group B streptococcus, Listeria monocytogenes , and Chlamydia trachomatis ...
Jay M. Lieberman +3 more
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Diagnosis and investigation of bacterial pneumonias
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2000This overview has been supported by a review of the literature referring to the management of community-acquired pneumonia (in preparation). Difficulties diagnosing bacterial pneumonia include identifying the pathogens and the validation of radiographic signs suggesting bacterial or mycoplasmal infection.
Sheila A. McKenzie, N. Coote
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Nebulized Cortisone in Bacterial Pneumonia
Diseases of the Chest, 1950A patient with Type VII pneumococcic pneumonia who was given Cortisone by inhalation is presented. 1) Cortisone inhalation appears to be as effective as parenteral administration. 2) The reaction of the host to the disease was favorably influenced. 3) The bacterial agent was not influenced.
George S. Mackey, William H. Reeder
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Cefazolin in the Treatment of Bacterial Pneumonia
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1973Cefazolin sodium was tested in vitro against isolates of Diplococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae. Each isolate was tested with at least two inoculum sizes of organisms. Cefazolin also was studied in the treatment of 82 patients with bacterial pneumonia.
L. B. Reller +5 more
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2006
Chronic bacterial pneumonias are more common than previously recognized. They often present in the absence of fever and purulent sputum production. Although cough is the most common symptom, constitutional symptoms such as fatigue and weight loss are also frequent. H.
Steven H. Kirtland +1 more
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Chronic bacterial pneumonias are more common than previously recognized. They often present in the absence of fever and purulent sputum production. Although cough is the most common symptom, constitutional symptoms such as fatigue and weight loss are also frequent. H.
Steven H. Kirtland +1 more
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Bacterial pneumonia as an influenza complication
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2017Purpose of review The pathogenesis and impact of coinfection, in particular bacterial coinfection, in influenza are incompletely understood. This review summarizes results from studies on bacterial coinfection in the recent pandemic influenza outbreak.
Frank van Someren Gréve +2 more
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Bacterial pneumonias in infancy and childhood
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1977Two hundred and fifty children with clinical and radiological diagnosis of pneumonias were studied. Fifty nine per cent of pneumonias were seen in children below the age of one year. Male to female ratio was 3∶2. The commonest radiological types of pneumonias were bronchopneumonia in 42.4 per cent, lobar consolidation in 39.2 per cent and ...
R. K. Puri, K. K. Khanna
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Nosocomial bacterial pneumonia: An overview
American Journal of Infection Control, 1987Nosocomial pneumonia accounts for 10% to 20% of all nosocomial infections and represents one of the most serious complications of hospitalization. This review focuses on the etiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of nosocomial pneumonia, with emphasis on infection control procedures to prevent and minimize its occurrence.
Deborah A. Lichtenberg +2 more
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Viral and bacterial interactions in pneumonia
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2010Respiratory tract infections are the most common infectious illnesses that afflict humans. In general, viral infections of the upper respiratory tract result in mild self-limiting symptoms. However, more serious lower respiratory tract infections can lead to the development of pneumonia.
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