How many Pneumonias exist in nature?

Description

Acute pneumonia is one of the oldest nosologies known to modern medicine. For many centuries, this disease has had relatively constant conditions of occurrence and development, as well as certain traditions of treatment. The lack of fundamental knowledge and the complexity of objective testing did not allow the old medicine to improve the medical care that was selected empirically. The era of antibiotics marked the beginning of not only a new therapeutic direction, but also the biological process of changing the etiological factors of pneumonia. The growing resistance of microorganisms, the constant need to develop new antimicrobial drugs, the frequent change of the leading pathogens of inflammation, and, finally, the increasing role of viruses in the etiology accompanied the entire period of antibiotic therapy for acute pneumonia. Along with the biological consequences, the long-term priority of antibiotics in treatment has had a negative didactic effect and distorted the understanding of the nature of the disease. The current understanding of acute pneumonia focuses on the action of its causative agent and leaves aside the mechanisms of development and the influence of the focus of inflammation itself. Attempts to solve the problem along a narrow etiotropic pathway are an obstacle to success. This book fills an existing gap. The presented materials contain objective data on the new doctrine and approach to the treatment of acute pneumonia, which is confirmed by the results of additional studies and clinical trials.