Dennis J Cleri,Anthony J Ricketti,John R Vernaleo
Dennis J Cleri
This article reviews the virology, history, pathology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, complications, radiology, laboratory testing, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of severe respiratory distress syndrome, with reference to docum...
Steven Q Simpson,Leslie Spikes,Saurin Patel et al.
Steven Q Simpson et al.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, also known as hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, is a recently described infectious syndrome found throughout the Americas. Although infection is sporadic and uncommon compared with other atypical pneumonia ...
Cytomegalovirus pneumonia: community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent hosts [0.03%]
免疫功能正常的社区获得性巨细胞病毒感染肺炎患者临床特点及治疗预后分析
Burke A Cunha
Burke A Cunha
Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are DNA viruses and are members of the Herpesviridae family. Morphologically, CMV resembles other herpes viruses, particularly herpes simplex viruses, with important cytopathic differences. CMVs are recognized patho...
Acute tuberculosis [0.03%]
急性结核病
David Schlossberg
David Schlossberg
Both primary and reactivation tuberculosis may present as an acute process and mimic community-acquired pneumonia. Tuberculosis should always be included in the initial differential diagnosis, and suspicion should be heightened by a variety...
Emilie Catherinot,Fanny Lanternier,Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux et al.
Emilie Catherinot et al.
Pneumocystis jirovecii has gained attention during the last decade in the context of the AIDS epidemic and the increasing use of cytotoxic and immunosuppressive therapies. This article summarizes current knowledge on biology, pathophysiolog...
Legionnaires' disease: clinical differentiation from typical and other atypical pneumonias [0.03%]
军团病与典型肺炎和其他非典型肺炎的临床鉴别诊断
Burke A Cunha
Burke A Cunha
This article describes the clinical differentiation of legionnaires' disease from typical and other atypical pneumonias, with reference to the history, microbiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation (including radiologic manifestations, ...
Chlamydophila pneumoniae [0.03%]
肺炎衣原体
Almudena Burillo,Emilio Bouza
Almudena Burillo
Chlamydophila pneumoniae is estimated to cause about 10% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases and 5% of bronchitis cases, although most patients with C pneumoniae infection are asymptomatic, and the course of respiratory illness is r...
Leon G Smith
Leon G Smith
Mycoplasma pneumoniae continues to be the most frequent cause of atypical pneumonia. Fortunately, the antibiotics listed in this article are generally very effective. Major skills are needed to detect M pneumoniae extrapulmonary diseases, w...
Tularemia pneumonia [0.03%]
兔热病肺炎
Lora D Thomas,William Schaffner
Lora D Thomas
Francisella tularensis is a zoonotic infection that can be acquired in multiple ways, including a bite from an arthropod, the handling of animal carcasses, consumption of contaminated food and water, or inhalation of infected particles. The...
Q fever pneumonia [0.03%]
Q热肺炎
Thomas J Marrie
Thomas J Marrie
Q fever is a disease found in both humans and animals, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. The epidemiology of Q fever is that of the animal reservoirs of the infection including both direct and indirect contact and use of a variety ...