Rocha Neto Ozéas Galeno da, Leite Ricardo Ferreira, Baldi Bruno Guedes
Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2013 Jan-Feb;59(1):78-84. doi: 10.1590/S0104-42302013000100015.
Viral pneumonia is a prevalent cause of respiratory infection in immunocompetent adults. It has varied presentation, from mild to severe respiratory failure, requiring mechanical ventilation. However, in Brazil, there have been few studies on the clinical presentation and diagnosis of this infection. Thus, the authors of the present article intend to review the main viral agents that cause community-acquired pneumonia and to discuss the currently available diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
病毒性肺炎是免疫功能正常的成年人呼吸道感染的常见原因。其表现多样,从轻度到严重呼吸衰竭,需要机械通气。然而,在巴西,关于这种感染的临床表现和诊断的研究很少。因此,本文作者旨在综述引起社区获得性肺炎的主要病毒病原体,并讨论目前可用的诊断和治疗方法。