Clinical Observations of Acute Friedländer Pneumonia
Authors: FELICE MANFREDI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 April 1963Clinical Observations of Acute Friedländer PneumoniaFELICE MANFREDI, M.D., WALTER J. DALY, M.D., ROY H. BEHNKE, M.D., F.A.C.P.FELICE MANFREDI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WALTER J. DALY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROY H. BEHNKE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-4-642 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn recent years acute Gram-negative bacterial infections of the lung, among them Friedländer pneumonia, have received renewed attention. The incidence and severity of these infections appear to be increasing, probably in relation to the development of drug-resistant organisms (1-4). Morbidity and mortality from acute Friedländer pneumonia vary according to different authors, but it is generally accepted that early diagnosis and adequate therapy greatly reduce the number and the severity of the complications (5-16).At the onset the diagnosis of acute Friedländer pneumonia may be quite difficult. The "classical" history, temperature curve, appearance of sputum, leukocyte response, and radiologic findings have...References1. CUTTS M: Pneumonia due to gram negative bacilli. Rhode Island Med. J. 43: 388, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. WEISSEISENBERGALEXANDERFLIPPIN WGMJDHF: Klebsiella pulmonary disease. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 228: 148, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FINLANDJONESBARNES MWFMW: Occurrence of serious bacterial infections since introduction of antibacterial agents. JAMA 170: 2188, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KESSNERLEPPER DMMH: A comparative study of hospital and community gram negative rods. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 58: 835, 1961 (abstract). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Indianapolis, IndianaFrom the Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.This investigation was supported by Public Health Service Grant H-6583, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Felice Manfredi, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis 7, Indiana. 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