[Clinico-immunological characteristics of acute pneumonia in young patients]

Altogether 103 patients with acute pneumonia and 50 healthy controls were examined. A wide range of clinical and immunological methods was applied. The data obtained were processed using statistical multivariate analyses. Differences of a clinical picture and the immune status were shown in primary patients and in patients with repeated pneumonia. An attempt was made to explain the pathogenesis of repeated pneumonia. The use of immunomodulating agents for therapy and prevention of acute pneumonia was substantiated.