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ORNITHOSIS AS A CAUSE OF SPORADIC ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA

ORNITHOSIS AS A CAUSE OF SPORADIC ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA

Authors :
Joseph T. Beardwood
John Gibbs
David C. Levinson
Source :
Journal of the American Medical Association. 126:1079
Publication Year :
1944
Publisher :
American Medical Association (AMA), 1944.

Abstract

With the increasing incidence of primary atypical pneumonia in recent years it has become desirable to establish an etiologic diagnosis whenever possible. It is only during the past decade that this disease has come to be recognized as a definite clinical entity. Numerous reports concerning this condition are to be found in the current literature, most of which have come out of military establishments. Owen 1 reviewed the literature concerning primary atypical pneumonia and noted that over 1,750 cases had been reported from military posts since 1935. To these he added another 738 cases occurring at Scott Field during 1942. He also was able to find over 1,100 cases originating from civilian sources. It is significant that most of the reports available are concerned with epidemic outbreaks of the disease showing seasonal variations, being most frequent in the spring and late fall. Atypical pneumonia occurs in a sporadic form as

Details

ISSN :
00029955
Volume :
126
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American Medical Association
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........2ca3c2e639d4c05c86413bbd9498a155
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1944.02850520021009