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Molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus infections in Kilifi, coastal Kenya [PDF]

, 2012
This study reports pediatric surveillance over 3 years for human rhinovirus (HRV) at the District Hospital of Kilifi, coastal Kenya. Nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children presenting at outpatient clinic with no signs of acute respiratory ...
Agoti, Charles N., Bett, Ann, Cane, Patricia, Munywoki, Patrick K., Myers, Richard, Ngama, Mwanajuma, Nokes, D. James, Onyango, Clayton O., Welch, Stephen R.   +8 more
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Human rhinovirus detection in the lower respiratory tract of hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: association with mortality

Haematologica, 2017
Human rhinoviruses are the most common respiratory viruses detected in patients after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Although rhinovirus appears to occasionally cause severe lower respiratory tract infection in immunocompromised patients, the ...
Sachiko Seo, Alpana Waghmare, Emily M Scott, Hu Xie, Jane M Kuypers, Robert C. Hackman, Angela P. Campbell, Su-Mi Choi, Wendy M. Leisenring, Keith R. Jerome, Janet A. Englund, Michael Boeckh   +11 more
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ASSOCIATION OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA WITH ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To establish association between acute lower respiratory tract infection and iron deficiency anemia. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Pediatrics Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from ...
Raazia Nawaz, Shabbir Hussain, Arshad Khushdil, Sidra Tanveer, Maria Javed, Saira Akram   +5 more
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Ten-year trends in medical complications following 540,623 primary total hip replacements from a national database [PDF]

, 2018
Background: More than 75,000 total hip replacements were performed in England and Wales in 2014, and this figure is predicted to increase. Trends in mortality and complications following total hip replacement from 2005 to 2014 were evaluated to quantify
Baker, Paul, Deehan, David, Jameson, Simon, Mason, James, Partridge, Thomas, Reed, Mike R.   +5 more
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Correlation between class 1 integron of Escherichia coli and multidrug resistance in lower respiratory tract infection

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2017
Introduction: Class 1 integrons are mobile genetic elements considered to be responsible for the transfer of multidrug resistance. This study aimed to investigate the distribution of type 1 integrons in multidrug-resistantEscherichiacolifrom hospital ...
Yu Wang, Bingbing Kong, Wenping Yang, Xin Zhao   +3 more
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PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH WHEEZING IN YOUNG CHILDREN LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Objective: To identify risk factors that may contribute to recurrent wheezing in infants under the age of five. Material and Method:  In the Outpatient Department of Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, a cross-sectional investigation ...
Varshini Chandrasekhar, Ashika Banu, Shami Kumar, Mohammed Syed   +3 more
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Diarrhea as a risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract infections among young children in low income settings [PDF]

, 2013
Diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age. We sought to quantify the correlation of diarrhea and respiratory infections within an individual child and ...
Christa L. Fischer Walker, James M. Tielsch, Jamie Perin, Joanne Katz, Robert E. Black   +4 more
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The microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders: An investigation based on a multiplex polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses and a clone library analysis of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequence in sputum samples

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019
We performed gene amplification methods for the detections of bacteria and viruses using sputum samples to clarify the microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders. The tendencies of higher
Masato Ogawa, Takayuki Hoshina, Kaoru Haro, Tokiko Kumadaki, Masahiro Ishii, Yoshihisa Fujino, Kazumasa Fukuda, Koichi Kusuhara   +7 more
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Control of pathogenic effector T-cell activities in situ by PD-L1 expression on respiratory inflammatory dendritic cells during respiratory syncytial virus infection [PDF]

, 2015
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract illness in young infants, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals.
Braciale, T. J., Davis, S. D., Du, J., Jewett, L. B., Jiang, L., Krupp, N. L., Moser, E. K., Sun, J., Wright, J., Yao, S., Zhou, B.   +10 more
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The burden and etiology of lower respiratory tract infections in children under five years of age in Indonesia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are a substantial threat for children worldwide. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge about the burden and etiology of LRTI in children under five years of age in Indonesia.
Vincentia Rizke Ciptaningtyas, Quirijn de Mast, Marinus Isaäk de Jonge   +2 more
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