Hemophilus Influenzae in Adult Bronchopulmonary Infection

Article1 January 1962Hemophilus Influenzae in Adult Bronchopulmonary InfectionTHOMAS A. KEITH III, M.D., A. WILLIAM SCHREINER, M.D.THOMAS A. KEITH III, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. WILLIAM SCHREINER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-1-27 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHemophilus influenzae is regarded as an uncommon pathogen in the adult. The presence of this organism in the respiratory tract of patients free from acute respiratory infection and the infrequency of well-documented reports of H. influenzae pneumonia have led clinicians to disregard this organism in the etiology of acute respiratory illness in adults.A patient, W. S., admitted to the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Hospital in February, 1960, with bronchopneumonia andH. influenzaein his sputum stimulated us to investigate the possible etiologic significance of this organism in other patients with acute bronchopulmonary infections. The incidence, methods of diagnosis, pathogenesis, and...References1. BreedMurraySmith RSEGNR Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, ed. by , 7th ed., The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1957. Google Scholar2. DOMZDICKSON CADR: The agammaglobulinemias; relations and implications. Amer. J. Med. 23: 917, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WECHSLERWOLF HFMJ: Agammaglobulinemia; report of case. J. A. M. A. 161: 526, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SANFORDFAVOURTRIBESMAN JPCBMS: Absence of serum gamma globulins in adult. New Engl. J. Med. 250: 1027, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CROWELLLOUBE JSD: Primary hemophilus influenzae pneumonia; report of 4 cases. Arch. Intern. Med. 93: 921, 1954. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cincinnati, OhioFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to A. William Schreiner, M.D., Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByRapidly progressive pneumonia in a young manBacteremic hemophilus influenzae pneumonia in adultsInfection: The Real Culprit in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema?CYTOMEGALOVIRUS HEPATITISACUTE LARYNGEAL OBSTRUCTION DUE TO HÆMOPHILUSCurrent Therapy of Bacterial PneumoniasHaemophilus influenzae as a Cause of Adult PneumoniaELLIOT GOLDSTEIN, M.D., A. KATHLEEN DALY, B.S., CAROL SEAMANS, B.S.Das Erscheinungsbild der PneumonieErrors and Hazards in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial PneumoniasJONAS A. SHULMAN, M.D., LEON A. PHILLIPS, M.D., ROBERT G. PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Pneumonia in hospital practice in Edinburgh 1960–1962 1 January 1962Volume 56, Issue 1Page: 27-38KeywordsAntibacterial therapyBronchitisHaemophilus influenzaeHospital medicinePathogensPneumoniaPulmonary diseasesRespiratory systemSputumUpper respiratory tract infections Issue Published: 1 January 1962 PDF DownloadLoading ...