Mycoplasma and Adenovirus Pneumonias

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Article1 November 1966Mycoplasma and Adenovirus PneumoniasComparison with Other Atypical Pneumonias in a Military PopulationRONALD B. GEORGE, M.D., MORTON M. ZISKIND, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES R. RASCH, WILLIAM J. MOGABGAB, M.D., F.A.C.P.RONALD B. GEORGE, M.D., MORTON M. ZISKIND, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES R. RASCH, WILLIAM J. MOGABGAB, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-5-931 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the 1930's, several authors (1-7) reported a type of pneumonia that was distinct from pneumonia of bacterial etiology in several respects. It occurred sporadically or in small outbreaks among adolescents and young adults when they were grouped together in schools and military training camps. Constitutional symptoms such as chilliness, headache, and muscle pains predominated over respiratory symptoms, and physical signs in the chest were few. White blood cell counts remained low, and pathogenic bacteria were not isolated. While the mortality was extremely low, morbidity was prolonged. The advent of sulfonamides during this period brought another basis for separation since...References1. BOWEN A: Acute influenza pneumonitis. Amer. J. Roentgen. 34: 168, 1935. Google Scholar2. GALLAGHER JR: Bronchopneumonia in adolescence. Yale J. Biol. Med. 7: 23, 1934. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. RAINEYBURBIDGE WGJR: Acute pneumonitis or atypical pneumonia. J. Lancet 59: 101, 1939. Google Scholar4. ALLEN WH: Acute pneumonitis. Ann. Intern. Med. 10: 441, 1936. LinkGoogle Scholar5. GILL AM: Pneumonitis. Brit. Med. J. 1: 504, 1938. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. MAXFIELD JR: Atypical pneumonia with leukopenia. Texas J. Med. 35: 340, 1939. Google Scholar7. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, Louisiana, and Keesler Air Force Base, MississippiFrom the Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., and the U. S. Air Force Hospital, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.These investigations were conducted under the auspices of the Commission on Influenza, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and were supported in part by the Office of the Surgeon General, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C., and in part by grants HE-22705-01, 1 T1 AP 30-01, and A 101131 from the U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Ronald B. George, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., New Orleans, La. 70112. 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