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Identifying and treating atypical pneumonia.

Authors :
D'Epiro NW
Armitage KB
Davis AL
Kane GC
Source :
Patient Care (Print); 9/15/1999, Vol. 33 Issue 14, p175-184, 6p
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Insidious in onset and often characterized by various extrapulmonary symptoms, the atypical pneumonias can be easy to miss clinically and hard to confirm in the lab. Treatment is not the same as for pneumococcal pneumonia, though, so keep the index of suspicion high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031305X
Volume :
33
Issue :
14
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Patient Care (Print)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
107232225