RT Book, Section
A1 Kotton, Camille Nelson
A1 Weinberg, Arnold N.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Elias, Jack A.
A2 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Pack, Allan I.
A2 Senior, Robert M.
A2 Siegel, Mark D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122370904
T1 Zoonotic and Other Unusual Bacterial Pneumonias
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122370904
RD 2024/04/19
AB Many  different  microorganisms  can  infect  the  lung  parenchyma;  this  chapter  focuses  on  zoonoses,  human  commensals,  and  other  unusual  bacterial  pathogens.  Routes  of  spread  to  the  lungs  are  few,  clinical  presentations  overlap,  radiologic  appearance  often  is  nonspecific,  and  pathophysiologic  mechanisms  are  limited.  Making  a  clinical  diagnosis  of  pneumonia  is  relatively  easy;  defining  the  causative  agent  can  be  difficult.  The  search  for  the  specific  etiologic  agent  is  driven  by  the  desire  to  administer  a  specific  antimicrobial  drug  as  soon  as  possible  hopefully  to  avoid  progressive  functional  impairment  and  to  contain  spread  to  other  individuals  or  to  a  community.  Identifying  a  pathogen  may,  in  turn,  expand  epidemiologic  considerations  and  public  health  awareness.