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The relation of hemoglobin level and lower respiratory tract infection in children

Sahel Medical Journal, 2011
Background: Iron deficiency is a common public health problem in developing countries. Objective: To study the relation between hemoglobin level and Lower respiratory tract infections in children.
Mohammad Rwalah
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Viral and Atypical Bacterial Infection in Young Children Hospitalized Due to Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Southern Thailand

Pediatric Respirology and Critical Care Medicine, 2019
Background: The etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALTI) in Thailand is not well established. Aims: This study aims to determine the prevalence of viral and atypical bacterial infections in young children hospitalized due to ALTI ...
Kanokpan Ruangnapa, Phatthareeda Kaeotawee, Pornapat Surasombatpattana, Marisa Kemapunmanus, Utcharee Intusoma, Kantara Saelim, Wanaporn Anuntaseree   +6 more
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Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background. [PDF]

, 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, Besser, RE, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooper, RJ, Gonzales, R, Hickner, JM, Hoffman, JR, Sande, MA   +7 more
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Accurate Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Infections Using Host Response and Respiratory Microbiome from a Single Metatranscriptome Test of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Advanced Science
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) diagnosis is challenging because noninfectious diseases mimic its clinical features. The altered host response and respiratory microbiome following LRTIs have the potential to differentiate LRTIs from ...
Xiaohui Zou, Mengwei Yan, Yeming Wang, Yawen Ni, Jiankang Zhao, Binghuai Lu, Bo Liu, Bin Cao   +7 more
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Respiratory syncytial virus: Clinical and epidemiological pattern in pediatric patients admitted to a children’s hospital between 2000 and 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major causative organism associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in children.The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological pattern of RSV and identify ...
Bakir, Julia, Castellano, Verónica, Gentile, Ángela, Grobaporto, Marcela, Juárez, María del Valle, Lucion, María Florencia, Mistchenko, Alicia Susana, Romanin, Viviana Sandra, Viegas, Mariana   +8 more
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Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
A Alvarez, DJ McCaig, DT Bearden, EH Ibrahim, EM Brown, European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp, GL Mandell, IC Gyssens, IM Gould, J Avorn, J Cobo, J Gans de, J Hatton, JG Bartlett, John E. Degener, JW Warren, Marian Laseur, ME Kasteren van, ME Kasteren van, Peter G. M. Mol, Petra Denig, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PP Cook, Prashant V. NannanPanday, R Grol, Rijk O. B. Gans, RJ Meyer, RP Wenzel, SE Buijk, SJ Atlas, SL Bronzwaer, W Kasje, WA Knaus, WE Stamm   +36 more
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Respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in a long-term care facility detected using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction: an argument for real-time detection methods. [PDF]

, 2009
ObjectivesTo report an outbreak of respiratory synctyial virus (RSV) in a long-term care facility (LTCF) during ongoing routine respiratory illness surveillance.DesignRapid antigen testing, viral culture, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) testing, and ...
Caram, L Brett, Chen, Jodi, Hillyard, David R, Petti, Cathy A, Polage, Christopher R, Schmader, Kenneth, She, Rosemary, Taggart, E William, Twersky, Jack, Woods, Christopher W   +9 more
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Bacterial causes of upper & lower respiratory tract infection in Sheep

The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2005
This study was designed to investigate the bacterial species that induce upper and lower respiratory tract infection in sheep, and to find out any relationship which may exist between them. Therefore two groups of sheep were employed.
Jamal Salman Ali
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Azithromycin for Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infections in Pediatric Populations [PDF]

Background: Severe lower respiratory tract infections in pediatric populations result in millions of hospitalizations worldwide. Some children experience recurrent symptoms and progressive episodes multiple times a year. Azithromycin has demonstrated not
Pino, Mikala Guadalupe
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Burden of Influenza in Patients Visiting Emergency Department for Treatment of Influenza Like Illness at THQ Hospital Shujabad, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Viral infection of the respiratory tract is a common illness syndrome in humans. Human respiratory tract is infected by large number of viruses. Self-constraining infections are caused by most of them e.g.
Chaudhry, M. (Mamoona), Kaunain, S. A. (Syed), Siftain, A. (Ali), Zaman, M. S. (Muhammad), Zulfiqar, T. (Taiba)   +4 more
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