Can Fam Physician. 1979 Oct;25:1189-93.
Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses, but recognition of the cause of a particular illness is impossible based on clinical findings alone. Epiglottitis caused by type B Hemophilus influenzae can occur in adults with the same threat to upper airway obstruction as in children. An approach to the diagnosis of pneumonia is outlined and pneumonias caused specifically by viruses, mycoplasma, and bacteria are described.
大多数上呼吸道感染是由病毒引起的,但仅凭临床发现不可能确定特定疾病的原因。乙型流感嗜血杆菌引起的会厌炎可发生于成人,对上呼吸道梗阻的威胁与儿童相同。本文概述了肺炎的诊断方法,并描述了由病毒、支原体和细菌引起的肺炎。