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Social networks in relation to self-reported symptomatic infections in individuals aged 40–75 - the Maastricht study – [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Most infections are spread through social networks (detrimental effect). However, social networks may also lower infection acquisition (beneficial effect).
Stephanie Brinkhues, Miranda T. Schram, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe, Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar, Annemarie Koster, Pieter C. Dagnelie, Simone J. S. Sep, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers   +9 more
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Effectiveness of Balloon Blowing on Respiratory Parameters among Children with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are common cause of morbidity among children. Noninvasive interventions like balloon-blowing exercises have been explored for their potential to improve respiratory function. Materials and Methods:
N. Siva Subramanian, B. Mahalakshmi, Darji Deep Chiragkumar, Chirag Rohitbhai Sathwara, Shylaja Kailash Attur, Kailash Attur   +5 more
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The incidence and clinical burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease identified through hospital outpatient presentations in Kenyan children [PDF]

, 2012
There is little information that describe the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated disease in the tropical African outpatient setting. Methods We studied a systematic sample of children aged
Ann Bett, Benjamin J. Cowling, BG Williams, BJ Selwyn, CB Hall, D. James Nokes, DJ Nokes, DJ Nokes, DJ Nokes, EA Okiro, EA Okiro, EA Okiro, Emelda A. Okiro, F Freymuth, F Henderson, FE Moura, I Rudan, J Bryce, JAG Scott, K Mulholland, MK Mwaniki, MP Loscertales, MP Loscertales, MW Weber, MW Weber, MW Weber, Mwanajuma Ngama, PD Scott, PD Scott, PD Scott, R Ochola, RG Fisher, SA Madhi, SE Robertson, TW Mwangi, W Glezen   +35 more
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Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2008
Acute lower respiratory tract infections are a major cause of death and disability, yet the mechanisms that make such infections so virulent are not entirely understood. This review emphasizes the roles of inflammation and the response of the innate immune system and explains how these two processes interact to rid the lung of microbes but also how ...
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Seasonal coronaviruses infections in children: do they always cause mild illness?

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background. Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) cause a comprehensive clinic ranging from asymptomatic course to pneumonia. We aimed to describe the HCoV infections in children to determine the clinical status and coinfection effects in a five-year ...
Ayşegül Elvan Tüz, Ahu Kara Aksay, Nisel Özkalay Yılmaz, Yavuz Demirçelik, Gülnihan Üstündağ, Aslıhan Şahin, Yıldız Ekemen Keleş, Eda Karadağ Öncel, Selin Taşar, Dilek Yılmaz Çiftdoğan   +9 more
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Infodemiology of RSV in Italy (2017–2022): An Alternative Option for the Surveillance of Incident Cases in Pediatric Age?

Children, 2022
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not online queries for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) retrieved by means of Google Trends™ and the Italian Wikipedia analysis program mirror the occurrence of influenza-like illnesses (ILI), as reported
Matteo Riccò, Antonio Baldassarre, Sandro Provenzano, Silvia Corrado, Milena Pia Cerviere, Salvatore Parisi, Federico Marchesi, Marco Bottazzoli   +7 more
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Importance of site of infection and antibiotic selection in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis [PDF]

, 2018
In a retrospective analysis of 215 patients with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis, we observed a significantly higher risk of mortality associated with respiratory tract infection (risk ratio [RR], 1.20; 95 ...
Britt, Nicholas S, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Durkin, Michael J, Hampton, Nicholas B, Kollef, Marin H, Micek, Scott T, Ritchie, David J   +6 more
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The role of procalcitonin as a guide for the diagnosis, prognosis, and decision of antibiotic therapy for lower respiratory tract infections

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Objectives: To assess the value of PCT as a rapid and sensitive marker for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of lower respiratory tract bacterial infections necessitating antimicrobial treatment and comparing this marker with other markers of infections ...
Amal Abd El-Azeem, Gehan Hamdy, Mohamed Saraya, Esmat Fawzy, Enas Anwar, Sherif Abdulattif   +5 more
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Microbiology Spectrum, 2016
ABSTRACT This review will focus on the infectious etiologies and more common noninfectious causes of lower respiratory tract syndromes among major immunosuppressed populations. The changing epidemiology of infections in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the case of HIV-positive patients and the impacts of both newer ...
Karen C, Carroll, La'tonzia L, Adams
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MRSA eradication of newly acquired lower respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis [PDF]

, 2016
UK cystic fibrosis (CF) guidelines recommend eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) when cultured from respiratory samples.
Downey, DG, Elborn, JS, Hoeritzauer, AI, McCaughan, J, Moore, JE, Rendall, JC, Tunney, MM, Vallières, E   +7 more
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