MUCOCILIARY FUNCTION IN ACUTE PNEUMONIA

Radioaerosol method was employed to follow up mucociliary transport (M T) efficacy in 97 patients with acute pneumonia (AP). The most pronoun ced suppression of MT was found in repeated and lingering AP. If causa tive agents were represented by adenoviruses, streptococci and influen za bacillus suppression of MT appeared more noticeable. Correlations o f MT with pulmonary ventilation support the role of mucociliary insuff iciency in genesis of bronchial obstruction in AP. The majority of the convalescents fail to achieve complete recovery of MT.