BACKGROUND Lung deposition of intravenous cephalosporins is low. The lung deposition of equivalent doses of ceftazidime administered either intravenously or by ultrasonic nebulization using either nitrogen-oxygen or helium-oxygen as the carrying gas of the aerosol was compared in ventilated piglets with and without experimental bronchopneumonia. METHODS Five piglets with noninfected lungs and...

To investigate the pathology of equine influenza, necropsy of 7 horses experimentally infected with equine influenza A virus (EIV) subtype H3N8 was conducted on post-infection days (PID) 2, 3, 7, and 14. Histopathologically, rhinitis or tracheitis including epithelial degeneration or necrosis with loss of ciliated epithelia and a reduction in goblet cell numbers, was observed in the respiratory...

The statistical data on the incidence of bronchopneu-monia in Simmental calves were collected and analyzed farm AO “Imeni Gastello”, Khabarskiy District Altai Region. This disease is widespread among young animals. Most often, bronchopneumonia caused by bacterial microflora; frequently associated with a violation veterinary hygiene requirements. danger for animals lies fact that not only lungs ...

Background: Chest x-ray has an important role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to determine the radiological changes in patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods: In this study, 325 patients with smear positive pulmonary TB was enrolled. The affected lobe or lobes of the left or right lung were recorded. The types of involvement were categorized...

INTRODUCTION Bronchopneumonia is the most common clinical manifestation of pneumonia in pediatric population and leading infectious cause of mortality in children under 5 years. Evaluation of treatment involves diagnostic procedures, assessment of disease severity and treatment for disease with an emphasis on vulnerability of the population. AIM To determine the most commonly used antibiotics...

Every paediatrician is familiar with the lack of therapeutic agents in severe bronchopneumonia and the mixed opinions expressed regarding the use of vaccines. The literature of the last fifteen years is full of encouraging results regarding vaccinotherapy in bronchopneumonia, both experimental (Zinssner, 1929; Barach, 1928; Goodner, 1928) and clinical (Wynn, 1926; Hay, 1927; Lambert, 1926; Forb...