Rational therapy of patients with lower respiratory tract infections

Abstract

Infectious inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract occupy the first place among infectious diseases. Pneumonia is the most common infectious cause of death in the world, making the problem of rational antibiotic therapy of respiratory tract infections no less relevant. A large arsenal of antibacterial drugs, on the one hand, increases the chances of treatment of various infections; on the other hand, doctors need specific knowledge about numerous antibiotics and their properties (action spectrum, pharmacokinetics, side effects, etc.).