| etiology of respiratory tract infection in adults in a general practice setting. | a prospective study was conducted over a 3-month winter period in three general practice clinics in an urban population in southern israel to identify the etiological agents of respiratory tract infections (rti) in adults. rti was defined as an acute febrile illness with cough, coryza, sore throat or hoarseness. serum samples were taken from all patients in both the acute and convalescent phases of their illness. tests were conducted for detection of 17 microorganisms known to cause rti, includi ... | 1998 | 9865980 |
| pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in 148 hospitalized adult patients. | in a previous prospective study, streptococcus pneumoniae was identified as the causative agent in 148 (42.8%) of 346 adult patients hospitalized over the course of one year with community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in the soroka medical center, beer-sheva, israel. the present study characterizes those cases in which streptococcus pneumoniae was the only pathogen and those in which additional etiological agents were identified. pneumococcal cap was diagnosed by standard blood cultures or positive ... | 1997 | 9495665 |
| seasonal variation in community-acquired pneumonia. | seasonal variation in the incidence of disease in general, and of infectious diseases in particular, is vitally important information for epidemiologists and for clinicians who deal with these diseases. in relation to community-acquired pneumonia (cap), the seasonal distribution of the disease and, in particular, of each of the specific aetiological agents is important. all 346 adult patients who were admitted to a regional hospital in southern israel for cap over a period of 1 year were include ... | 1996 | 8980980 |