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Influenza and influenza-like syndromes: the subjects’ beliefs, the attitude to prevention and treatment, and the impact in Italian general population

open access: yesMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2018
Background Influenza and influenza-like syndromes (I-LSs) are infectious diseases occurring on a seasonal basis which can lead to upper (URTI) and lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) of different severity.
Roberto W. Dal Negro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The following principles of appropriate antibiotic use for adults with acute bronchitis apply to immunocompetent adults without complicating comorbid conditions, such as chronic lung or heart disease.
Bartlett, JG   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Chronic Cough

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2016
A 63-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of a chronic dry cough, associated with a sensation of “irritation” in the throat. Prolonged bouts of coughing are associated with stress urinary incontinence and occasionally end with retching and vomiting.
Smith, Jaclyn A., Woodcock, Ashley
openaire   +7 more sources

Management of Cough: a practical approach

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2016
On a regular day, healthcare providers will be contacted by one or more health seekers presenting with cough as a symptom. Cough has been considered an important physiological reflex that protects the airways from aspiration of foreign materials.
M. Vally, M. O.E. Irhuma
doaj   +1 more source

The treatment of mild upper respiratory tract infections – a position paper with recommendations for best practice

open access: yesDrugs in Context, 2023
Following the waning severity of COVID-19 due to vaccination and the development of immunity, the current variants of SARS-CoV-2 often lead to mild upper respiratory tract infections (MURTIs), suggesting it is an appropriate time to review the ...
Andrew Smith   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidental chest radiographic findings in adult patients with acute cough [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
PURPOSE Imaging may produce unexpected or incidental findings with consequences for patients and ordering of future investigations. Chest radiography in patients with acute cough is among the most common reasons for imaging in primary care, but data on ...
Almirall, Jordi   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Wentong decoction cures allergic bronchial asthma by regulating the apoptosis imbalance of EOS

open access: yesChinese Medicine, 2018
Background Eosinophils (EOS) is one of the most important cells involved in the pathogenesis of chronic airway inflammation in asthma, and its apoptosis is part of the mechanisms of asthma.
Yue Yan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morbidity from diarrhoea, cough and fever among young children in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Diarrhoea, cough and fever are the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite it being a determinant of mortality in many developing countries, geographical location has seldom been considered as an explanatory ...
Cappuccio, Francesco   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Sufentanil infusion before extubation suppresses coughing on emergence without delaying extubation time and reduces postoperative analgesic requirement without increasing nausea and vomiting after desflurane anesthesia [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012
BackgroundCoughing, hypertension, tachycardia, and even laryngospasm can occur due to airway irritation during emergence from anesthesia. We investigated the effect of maintaining a sufentanil infusion during emergence from anesthesia by evaluating the ...
Jea Yeun Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Symptom screen: diagnostic usefulness in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected pregnant women in Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic usefulness of tuberculosis (TB) symptom screening to detect active pulmonary TB among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected pregnant women in two PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission) clinics in ...
Abuya, J M   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

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