Acute upper respiratory tract infections in children: antibiotic therapy [PDF]
This article provides an overview of the current clinical guidelines and consensus papers on the role of bacterial infection, indications and algorithm for antibiotic therapy in the treatment of the most common acute upper respiratory tract infections in
D. A. Tulupov, E. P. Karpova
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The article analyzes the incidence of acute infections of the upper respiratory tract of multiple or uncertain localization among the child population of Ukraine.
V.I. Trykhlib +4 more
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Challenges of cough pharmacotherapy in the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections in children are specific and determined by the nature of cough, its duration and so on.
O. V. Goncharova
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Protective effect of antibiotics against serious complications of common respiratory tract infections: retrospective cohort study with the UK General Practice research database [PDF]
Objective: To determine the extent to which antibiotics reduce the risk of serious complications after common respiratory tract infections. Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Johnson, A. M. +9 more
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Genetics, recombination and clinical features of human rhinovirus species C (HRV-C) infections; interactions of HRV-C with other respiratory viruses [PDF]
To estimate the frequency, molecular epidemiological and clinical associations of infection with the newly described species C variants of human rhinoviruses (HRV), 3243 diagnostic respiratory samples referred for diagnostic testing in Edinburgh were ...
Anne Wisdom +14 more
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Increased health service use for asthma, but decreased for COPD: Northumbrian hospital episodes, 2013–2014 [PDF]
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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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Upper Respiratory Infections and Otitis Media, 1990–2021: A Systematic Analysis From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [PDF]
Background: Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are the leading cause of acute disease incidence worldwide and contribute to a substantial health-care burden.
GBD 2021 Upper Respiratory Infections Otitis Media Collaborators +3 more
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Early intervention in acute upper respiratory tract infections [PDF]
Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are one of the most common diagnoses in the primary care setting across the world, with more than 18.8 billion cases2 occurring worldwide every year.
Eccles, Ronald +5 more
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Aetiological role of viral and bacterial infections in acute adult lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in primary care [PDF]
Background: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are a common reason for consulting general practitioners (GPs). In most cases the aetiology is unknown, yet most result in an antibiotic prescription.
McHugh, TD +27 more
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Recent diarrhoeal illness and risk of lower respiratory infections in children under the age of 5 years. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Children in low-income settings suffering from frequent diarrhoea episodes are also at a high risk of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI).
Barreto, Mauricio L +4 more
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