Developments in Antibiotic Treatment of Respiratory Infections
R. . Ed(S): Van Furth
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Paperback. Proceedings of the Round Table Conference on Developments in Antibiotic Treatment of Respiratory Infections in the Hospital and General Practice, held in the Kurhaus, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, June 15-16, 1980 Editor(s): Van Furth, R. Series: New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMFM; MQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
Recent reviews of respiratory-tract affections caused by M. pneumoniae under- score the benign and often subclinical course of the infection. Severe pneumonia with a reticular or acinar pattern is certainly unusual and a fatal outcome is rare, but the incidence of both is underestimated. Erythromycin and tetracyclines are the first-choice antibiotics. There is evidence indicating the importance of im- munopathogenic mechanism in provoking pneumonia and even respiratory failure. REFERENCES 1. Krech U, Price PC, Jung M: The laboratory diagnosis and epidemiology of mycoplasma pneumoniae in Switzerland. Infection 4:33, 1976. 2. Fischman RA, Marschall KE, Kislak JW: Adult respiratory distress syndrome ... Read more
Recent reviews of respiratory-tract affections caused by M. pneumoniae under- score the benign and often subclinical course of the infection. Severe pneumonia with a reticular or acinar pattern is certainly unusual and a fatal outcome is rare, but the incidence of both is underestimated. Erythromycin and tetracyclines are the first-choice antibiotics. There is evidence indicating the importance of im- munopathogenic mechanism in provoking pneumonia and even respiratory failure. REFERENCES 1. Krech U, Price PC, Jung M: The laboratory diagnosis and epidemiology of mycoplasma pneumoniae in Switzerland. Infection 4:33, 1976. 2. Fischman RA, Marschall KE, Kislak JW: Adult respiratory distress syndrome ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400983076
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V9789400983076
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