TREATMENT OF PNEUMOCOCCIC PNEUMONIA; A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 351 PATIENTS TREATED AT THE PHILADELPHIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
- 30 November 1939
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 13 (6) , 1005-1012
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-6-1005
Abstract
Data from the Philadelphia General Hospital during the past pneumonia season, 1938-1939, are presented, comparing the effectiveness of several forms of treatment. 351 cases of pneumococcal pneumonia were treated with non-specific, specific serum and sulfapyridine therapy with mortality rates of 31.5%, 10%, and 9% respectively. The total mortality rate of this series was 12.5% as compared to that of approx. 35% for the previous few years at the same institution. Serum and sulfapyridine have aided materially in reducing the mortality rate in pneumococcal pneumonia.Keywords
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- THE TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIAAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1936