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cord-267041-i94lyfsh	Ellner, Jerrold J.	Management of acute and chronic respiratory tract infections	1988-09-16		.txt	text/plain	3288	178	39	ELLNER, M.D. Cleveland, CM Pharyngitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia represent the most common respiratory tract infections. Potentially pathogenic bacteria can be isolated in most sputum specimens from persons with chronic bronchitis, even in the absence of symptoms of acute infectious exacerbation, Although it is true that Streptococcus pneumoniae is isolated in increased quantities when patients experience exacerbation [Sl, it is not clear in the SYMPOSIUM ON CEFIXIME / ELLNER Determination of the Cause of Pneumonia * Is the current condition accurately termed "acute," or is it really chronic? Although the Gram's stain may suggest that the cause of a pneumonia is not bacterial by the finding of inflammatory cells and no organisms, the clinical presentation can be even more useful for distinguishing a bacterial from a nonbacterial infection. The search for elastin fibers appears to be a generally useful adjunct for diagnosis not only in hospitalized patients but in all persons with pneumonia, particularly when symptoms do not fit the classic patterns of either bacterial or nonbacterial syndromes.	./cache/cord-267041-i94lyfsh.txt	./txt/cord-267041-i94lyfsh.txt