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Acute pneumonia: Facts and realities against etiological hypotheses and beliefs
Klepikov Igor*
Published: 04 February, 2019 | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Pages: 010-017
Modern AP concepts are focused exclusively on the infectious nature of the disease and the presence of certain pathogens. This belief determines the principles of treatment, the lack of effectiveness of which remains a concern of health professionals. The article presents a fragment of the study devoted to the etiology of АP. 994 children aged 4 months to 14 years with various forms of so-called community-acquired pneumonia were examined and treated. Bacteriological examination of the material from the inflammation zone was carried out in 542 patients. Experiments on modeling АP and its pleural complications were performed on 44 animals. The obtained results and critical analysis of the literature data and scientific facts allow us to consider bacteria only as one of the etiological elements of АP, which is not mandatory in all cases of the disease. Scientifically based revision of existing ideas about the causes and mechanisms of AP development leads to the need for a radical change in the principles of treatment and is a strategic direction in solving the problem.
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DOI: 10.29328/journal.jcicm.1001019
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Keywords:
Acute pneumonia; Etiology; Microflora; Symbionts; Experimental model of acute pneumonia; Pleural empyema; New doctrine
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