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Role of mean platelet volume and platelet/ lymphocyte ratio in assessing the severity of acute respiratory infections in children [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Introduction. Acute respiratory infections are one of the most frequent medical conditions among pediatric patients. Although most evolve favorably, acute respiratory failure is one of the major complications, being the main cause responsible for ...
Diana Madalina Chiheri, Maria Oana Sasaran, Lorena Elena Melit   +2 more
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Incidence and risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus infections among children in the remote highlands of Peru [PDF]

, 2015
The disease burden and risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (MPV) infections among children living in remote, rural areas remain unclear.; We conducted a prospective, household-based cohort study of children aged ...
Gil, Ana I., Philip J Budge, Kathryn M. Edwards (534416), Verastegui, Hector, Yuwei Zhu, Hector Verastegui, Grijalva, Carlos G, Carlos G. Grijalva, Grijalva, Carlos G., Stella Hartinger, Stella Hartinger (759804), Gil, Ana I, Marie R Griffin, Griffin, Marie R., Wu, Andrew, Lanata, Claudio F., Marie R. Griffin (209725), Marie R. Griffin, Monika Johnson, Ana I. Gil, Philip J. Budge (389401), Williams, John, Andrew Wu, Carlos G. Grijalva (236548), John Williams (32544), Zhu, Yuwei, Claudio F Lanata, Hector Verastegui (534417), Kathryn M Edwards, Andrew Wu (90389), Edwards, Kathryn M, John Williams, Yuwei Zhu (236550), Budge, Philip J, Johnson, Monika, Hartinger, Stella, Ana I. Gil (534420), Lanata, Claudio F, Ana I Gil, Claudio F. Lanata, Edwards, Kathryn M., Philip J. Budge, Griffin, Marie R, Carlos G Grijalva, Andrew Wu, Kathryn M. Edwards, Claudio F. Lanata (454212), Monika Johnson (12861), Budge, Philip J.   +48 more
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Epidemiology of acute respiratory viral infections in children in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic [PDF]

, 2021
Respiratory infections are one of the most frequent reasons for medical consultations in children. In low resource settings such as in Lao People's Democratic Republic, knowledge gaps and the dearth of laboratory capacity to support differential ...
Mongkhoune, Sodaly, Evdokimov, Konstantin, Billamay, Somxay, Snoeck, Chantal J., Vilivong, Keoudomphone, Black, Antony, Xaydalasouk, Kinnaly, Sausy, Aurélie, Pauly, Maude, Hübschen, Judith M., Muller, Claude P.   +10 more
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Acute Respiratory Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1991
During the past decade, recognition of the significance of pneumonia for childhood mortality has greatly increased. Etiologic studies have clarified the role of Streptococcus pneumoniae and H. influenzae as the pathogens most responsible for childhood pneumonia in developing countries.
S K, Mittal, V, Aggarwal
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Determining the gaps between Cochrane reviews and trials of effectiveness of interventions for acute respiratory infections: an audit

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Cochrane primarily aims to systematically review trials of effectiveness that are important to inform clinical decisions. Editorial groups support authors to achieve high-quality reviews and prioritise review proposals in their clinical domain
Jasmin Alloo, Sanya Vallath, Chris Del Mar, Matt Carter, Sarah Thorning, Justin Clark   +5 more
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Calprotectin, a new biomarker for diagnosis of acute respiratory infections

Scientific Reports, 2020
Respiratory tract infections require early diagnosis and adequate treatment. With the antibiotic overuse and increment in antibiotic resistance there is an increased need to accurately distinguish between bacterial and viral infections.
A. Havelka, Kristina Sejersen, P. Venge, K. Pauksens, A. Larsson   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Increased health service use for asthma, but decreased for COPD: Northumbrian hospital episodes, 2013–2014 [PDF]

, 2016
The burden of respiratory disease has persisted over the years, for both men and women. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hospital episode rates in respiratory disease and to understand whether and how the use of the health service for ...
Shiue, Ivy, I. Shiue
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The Transformation of Reference Microbiology Methods and Surveillance for Salmonella With the Use of Whole Genome Sequencing in England and Wales

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
The use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) as a method for supporting outbreak investigations, studying Salmonella microbial populations and improving understanding of pathogenicity has been well-described (1–3).
Marie Anne Chattaway, Timothy J. Dallman, Lesley Larkin, Satheesh Nair, Jacquelyn McCormick, Amy Mikhail, Hassan Hartman, Gauri Godbole, David Powell, Martin Day, Robert Smith, Kathie Grant   +11 more
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Reduced antibiotic use after initial treatment of acute respiratory infections with phytopharmaceuticals- a retrospective cohort study

Postgraduate medicine, 2020
Objectives: We examined the relationship between the initial treatment of acute lower and upper tract respiratory infections with phytopharmaceuticals and the duration of the disease as well as between the initial treatment and the use of antibiotics in ...
David Martin, M. Konrad, C. Adarkwah, K. Kostev   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of Children for Acute Respiratory Infections in Hospital Outpatients in Tanzania: What Drives Good Practice? [PDF]

, 2008
Respiratory infections cause significant mortality in developing countries but are frequently undiagnosed. Reasons for this are unclear. We observed 1,081 outpatient consultations with patients less than five years of age in Tanzania.
Boniface, Gloria, Chandler, Clare IR, Juma, Kaseem, Whitty, Christopher JM, Nadjm, Behzad, Reyburn, Hugh   +5 more
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