NEWER KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE INCEPTION OF PNEUMONIA AND ITS BEARING ON PREVENTION
Authors: O. H. Robertson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Article1 January 1943NEWER KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE INCEPTION OF PNEUMONIA AND ITS BEARING ON PREVENTIONO. H. ROBERTSON, M.D.O. H. ROBERTSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-18-1-1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the many recent advances made in the recognition and detection of the etiological agents causing acute pneumonia, the problem of the origin of this disease is still unsolved. Evidence both clinical and experimental points to the air passages as the route of infection, but the question as to how the pathogenic microörganisms gain access to the bronchial tree and what conditions are necessary to cause pulmonary infection, remain largely unanswered. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Read at the St. Paul meeting of the American College of Physicians April 22, 1942.From the Department of Medicine and the Douglas Smith Foundation for Medical Research of the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Changing Fate of Pneumonia as a Public Health Concern in 20th-Century America and BeyondArt und Zustandekommen kombinierter Wirkungen von Virus- und Bakterien-InfektionenKlebsiella pneumoniae (Friedlander's Bacillus) Infections in InfancyA revaluation of the pneumonias of infancy 1 January 1943Volume 18, Issue 1Page: 1-14KeywordsBacteriaPathogensPneumoniaPulmonary diseasesRespiratory system ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1943 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1943, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...