[Abscessing staphylococcal pneumonia following virus infection of the respiratory tract].

Severe abscessing staphylococcic pneumonia due to viral infections of the respiratory tract developed in two infants age 1 7/12 and 3 1/12 years. Clinical features, roentgenological symptomatology and the importance of bacteriological and virological diagnostics are discussed, fundamental characteristics of the chemotherapy are explained. The causal relation between viral infections of the respiratory tract and abscessing staphyloccic pneumonia as well as the special diagnostical and therapeutic problems are discussed.