Abstract
Proper treatment of pneumonia is dependent upon a correct diagnosis. Pneumonia may be due to infectious agents, allergic phenomena, or chemical causes. Treatment regimens are outlined for the various types of pneumonia--pneumococcal, staphylococcal, fungal, and pneumonia due to gram-negative and anaerobic gram-negative bacilli, to Blastomyces dermatitidis, and to the parasite Pneumocystis carinii. In discussing current concepts of treatment, several well-known methods are emphasized, as well as newer developments, knowledge of which is essential for optimal treatment of pneumonia.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1507-1511 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Southern Medical Journal |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - 1975 |
Keywords
- Ampicillin/tu [Therapeutic Use]
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/tu [Therapeutic Use]
- Antifungal Agents/tu [Therapeutic Use]
- Bacteroides Infections/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Haemophilus influenzae/ip [Isolation & Purification]
- Humans
- Mycobacterium Infections/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Mycoses/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Nocardia Infections/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Penicillin G/tu [Therapeutic Use]
- Pneumonia/di [Diagnosis]
- Pneumonia/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Pneumonia/et [Etiology]
- Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Pneumonia, Viral/dt [Drug Therapy]
- Staphylococcus aureus/ip [Isolation & Purification]
- Streptococcus pneumoniae/ip [Isolation & Purification]
