Bacterial pneumonia during the Hong Kong influenza epidemic of 1968-1969: experience in a city-county hospital
SW Schwarzmann, JL Adler, RJ Sullivan… - Archives of internal …, 1971 - jamanetwork.com
Bacteriological, serological, and clinical findings in 128 patients with pneumonia admitted to
the medical service of Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, during the 1968-1969 Hong Kong
influenza epidemic were compared with the findings in patients with pneumonia admitted
during a one-year period beginning July 1, 1967. During the influenza epidemic a threefold
increase in the incidence of staphylococcal pneumonia occurred, which accounted for
25.9% of the bacteriologically proved cases. A high correlation between pneumonia …
the medical service of Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, during the 1968-1969 Hong Kong
influenza epidemic were compared with the findings in patients with pneumonia admitted
during a one-year period beginning July 1, 1967. During the influenza epidemic a threefold
increase in the incidence of staphylococcal pneumonia occurred, which accounted for
25.9% of the bacteriologically proved cases. A high correlation between pneumonia …