Current status of treatment of pneumonia.
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.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000188:drug therapy; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000667:Ampicillin; D010400:Penicillin G