title: [Principles of management in biological infections].
abstract: The effectiveness of the management in respiratory infection is depending on the nature of the biological pathogen and the immune status of the patient. For this reason, providing assistance to victims the organ function support, similarly as defining the pathogen and targeted antibiotic therapy should be applied. Available diagnostic tests provide rapid ability to identify the pathogen and antibiotics are able to control infection. Lack of efficacy of treatment may indicate the diversity of the pathogen than previously known and raises suspicion of biological warfare pathogen.
authors: Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense, Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumonology and Allergology. tplusa@wim.mil.pl
authors: Tadeusz
authors: T
authors: Płusa
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001694:Biological Warfare; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents