Recurrent bacterial pneumonia: a contemporary perspective.

摘要: Numerous clinical disorders predispose to "recurrent bacterial pneumonia." Identification and treatment of some these predisposing conditions will reduce associated morbidity, mortality, health care expenditures. In young adults include cystic fibrosis, the immotile-cilia syndrome, Young's pulmonary sequestration, bronchiectasis. Disorders enhancing recurrent pneumonia in older chronic obstructive lung disease, bronchial obstruction, specific malignancies, hypogammaglobulinemia, alcoholism, neurologic diseases, esophageal abnormalities.