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HARRY B. HARDING, M.D.; ROBERT A. SNYDER, M.D.

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1960;105(2):217-232.

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Introduction and Review of the Literature

During the past five years, with the development of newer techniques in virology, many new clinical entities have been established among those maladies commonly known as the "respiratory infections." In many instances the etiologic agents causing these disorders have been isolated and identified, while others remain to be found. In this paper we shall review the literature regarding the existing knowledge of the viral respiratory infections. Studies then will be presented concerning primary atypical pneumonia. Future publications will deal with the work now in progress with other diseases which are classified in this group.

It is the purpose of the present communication to contrast the epidemic form of primary atypical pneumonia with the sporadic and subclinical types by presenting data which have been accumulated¹⁸ from a study of this disease since 1951. The fact that influenza A (Asian strain) is appearing at this . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Chicago

From the Virus Research Laboratory, the Department of Pathology, and the Department of Medicine, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Ill., and the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 1, 1959.

The physicians of the affiliated hospitals of Northwestern University Medical School, and in particular, Dr. Paul S. Rhoads, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Wesley Memorial Hospital, aided in making this study.

These studies were supported in part by funds obtained from the United Fund of Deerfield, the United Fund of Evanston, the United Fund of Glenview, the United Fund of Northbrook, the United Fund of Northfield, and the United Fund of Wilmette, Ill.

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