Viral pneumonias. The increasing importance of a high index of suspicion.
Viral pneumonias account for at least 17% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia in children and in adults. Although patients with viral pneumonia appear less ill clinically than those with bacterial pneumonia, viral pneumonias can be fatal. Antiviral therapy is available for pneumonias caused by respiratory syncytial virus, influenza A virus, and cytomegalovirus. Several vaccines are important tools for the prevention of influenza A and B pneumonia.
Infectious Diseases Division, Montefiore University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3241.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009980:Influenza A virus; D009981:Influenza B virus; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines