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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1990Although lower respiratory tract infections are frequently diagnosed in a primary care setting, they are still associated with a significant morbidity and mortality, which warrants a careful approach to treatment. Knowledge of the most common cause based on the age of the patient, location where the infection was acquired, and clinical presentation ...
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Lower respiratory tract infections in children
Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2001Lower respiratory tract infections-pneumonia, atypical pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and bronchitis-are responsible for much morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. On a regular basis, pediatricians clinically diagnose these conditions and must make decisions regarding evaluation and treatment.
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The scope of lower respiratory tract infection
Infection, 1991Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are commonly classified as either bronchitis or pneumonia, and these infections are associated with an extremely high morbidity in the community, as well as a high mortality in those patients that require hospitalisation.
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Ofloxacin in lower respiratory tract infections
Infection, 1991In order to determine the efficacy and safety of the new quinolone ofloxacin in the treatment of chronic lower respiratory disease, 674 patients (353 with chronic bronchitis, 212 with community-acquired pneumonia and 109 with hospital-acquired pneumonia) were treated with ofloxacin 200 mg twice a day.
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Investigation of lower respiratory tract infection
BMJ, 2011As a doctor returning from 16 years in rural practice in the Gambia, I appreciated how Chalmers and Hill discouraged wasteful investigation of presumed lower respiratory tract infection.1Throughout these years I worked beyond reach of chest radiography and blood or sputum culture facilities and used World Health Organization guidelines, which …
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Infections of the lower respiratory tract
1997Abstract This chapter deals with common and important lower re piratory tract infections {LRTis) which principally manifest beyond the trachea and discusses their epi demiology, aetiology, clinical features, investigation, and management.
Lesley Southgate +3 more
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Hospitalizations for Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Pediatrics, 2014BACKGROUND: Hospitalization for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) among children have been well characterized. We characterized hospitalizations for severe LRTI among children. METHODS: We analyzed claims data from commercial and Medicaid ...
Adena H, Greenbaum +7 more
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
1987The main acute infections of the lower respiratory tract — pneumonia and acute bronchitis — are usually both acquired and treated outside hospital. Admission to hospital occurs when the infection is severe or the patient is otherwise unwell. The same general principles of diagnosis and treatment apply whether the patient is managed in hospital or ...
Anne E. Tattersfield, Martin W. McNicol
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A Guide to the Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Drugs, 1995Acute bronchitis is usually a viral infection which, unless there is a special disposition, does not require antibiotic therapy. For the initial oral chemotherapy of bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract (chronic bronchitis, pneumonia) the effective and well tolerated cephalosporins, macrolides and amoxicillin plus beta-lactamase ...
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