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Incidence and Clinical Profile of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Infants Admitted with Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

Cam & Sakura Medical Journal
Objective: Lower respiratory tract infections of predominantly viral origin disproportionately affect infants and children, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a primary pathogen in this age group.
Perver Arslan, Yasemin Akın, Turgut Ağzıkuru, Hülya Çınar   +3 more
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Assessment and clinical utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for suspected lower respiratory tract infections

European Journal of Medical Research
Objectives This study aims to compare the diagnostic efficacy of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to traditional diagnostic methods in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), elucidate the etiological spectrum of these ...
Huan Chen, Qiong Huang, Weiwei Wu, Zhiguo Wang, Wei Wang, Yigen Liu, Fangfang Ruan, Chengzhen He, Jing Li, Jia Liu, Guocheng Wu   +10 more
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Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

, 2017
Lower respiratory tract infections in children are often viral in origin. Unfortunately in this time of significant antimicrobial resistance of infectious organisms, especially bacteria, there is still a tendency for clinicians to manage a child who coughs with antibiotics.
Green, Robin J., Zar, Heather J., White, Debbie A., Madhi, Shabir A.   +3 more
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Clinical and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in children.

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2008
M Don, M Canciani, F Valent, M Korppi
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Estimating the burden of vaccine-preventable lower respiratory tract disease in UK primary care: protocol for a prospective surveillance study (AvonCAP GP2)

BJGP Open
Background: The true burden of acute lower respiratory tract disease (aLRTD; includes acute lower respiratory tract infection [aLRTI] and presumed non-infective exacerbations of chronic lung disease and heart failure) among adults presenting to primary ...
Polly Duncan, Ruth Mears, Elizabeth Begier, Sanaz Rouhbakhsh Halvaei, Jo Southern, Siân Bodfel Porter, Robin Hubler, Glenda Oben, George Qian, Maria Lahuerta, Tim Davis, James Campling, Shoba Dawson, Hannah Christensen, Jennifer Oliver, Begonia Morales-Aza, Kaijie Pan, Sharon Gray, Catherine Hyams, Leon Danon, Bradford D Gessner, Adam Finn, Alastair D Hay, AvonCAP GP2 research group   +23 more
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Aspiration, respiratory complications, and associated healthcare resource utilization among individuals with Rett syndrome

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT) are at high risk for aspiration and also experience high rates of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and respiratory failure (RF).
Nazia Rashid, Jonathan D. Darer, Charles Ruetsch, Xiaoyun Yang   +3 more
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Human Bocavirus Infection, People’s [PDF]

A newly identified parvovirus, human bocavirus (HBoV), was found in 21 (8.3%) of 252 nasopharyngeal aspirates from hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection in Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China.

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Newly recognized causes of acute lung injury: transfusion of blood products, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and avian influenza. [PDF]

, 2006
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a clinical syndrome that has an ever-growing list of potential causes. The transfusion of blood products is often a life-saving therapy, but it can be associated with the development of ...
Looney, Mark R
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Differential and Temporal Immunomodulation of alpha4 Integrins on CD4+ Memory Cells by Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis [PDF]

, 2012
Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), is reemerging worldwide due to vaccine inefficacy. The hallmarks of infection are extreme lymphocytosis and delayed recovery, which are partially associated with pertussis toxin.
Ravindra, Dipti
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ApoA1, ApoB, ApoA1/B for Pathogenic Prediction of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Complicated by Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of COPD
Jiaqi Meng,1 Weichang Yang,2 Ziyong Chen,1 Caixia Pei,1 Xinmin Peng,1 Can Li,1 Fengyuan Li1 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Nanchang, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi ...
Meng J, Yang W, Chen Z, Pei C, Peng X, Li C, Li F   +6 more
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