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Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2021
Background Influenza illness burden is substantial, particularly among young children, older adults, and those with underlying conditions. Initiatives are underway to develop better global estimates for influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths ...
K. Lafond   +44 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maternal hemoglobin and iron status in early pregnancy and risk of respiratory tract infections in childhood:A population-based prospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Background: Maternal hemoglobin and iron status measures during pregnancy might affect the developing fetal respiratory system leading to adverse respiratory conditions.
Duijts, Liesbeth   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Lower respiratory tract infections among newly diagnosed sleep apnea patients

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background Sleep apnea is associated with chronic comorbidities and acute complications. Existing data suggest that sleep apnea may predispose to an increased risk and severity of respiratory tract infections.
Jaana Keto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Practical Comparison of the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel to Routine Diagnostic Methods and Potential Impact on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Adult Hospitalized Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
Lower respiratory tract infections, including hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, are common in hospitalized patient populations. Standard methods frequently fail to identify the infectious etiology due to the polymicrobial nature of ...
B. Buchan   +28 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Viral Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Infectious Disease Reports, 2012
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a global burden to public health and are frequently caused by respiratory viruses. Advances in molecular diagnostic techniques have allowed the identification of previously undetected viral pathogens and have improved our understanding of respiratory virus infections. Here we review the epidemiological and
Zichun Xiang   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Hypertension, the renin–angiotensin system, and the risk of lower respiratory tract infections and lung injury: implications for COVID-19

open access: yesCardiovascular Research, 2020
Systemic arterial hypertension (referred to as hypertension herein) is a major risk factor of mortality worldwide, and its importance is further emphasized in the context of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
R. Kreutz   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical and laboratory features of viral lower respiratory tract infections in children

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2023
Purpose: to give a comparative characteristic of the clinical and laboratory manifestations of viral lower respiratory tract infections of various etiologies.Object and methods: Medical information of 385 patients, who were hospitalized in the clinic of ...
E. D. Orlova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal coronaviruses infections in children: do they always cause mild illness?

open access: yesThe 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Respiratory viral infections in the lower respiratory tract failure (Literature review)

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2021
The sharp increase in viral pneumonia against the background of the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection SARS-CoV-2 requires more attention to the study of the role of viruses in damage to the lower respiratory tract, including their etiological ...
I. V. Babachenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The frequency of respiratory viruses in lower respiratory tract infections in children [PDF]

open access: yesMedicinski Podmladak, 2023
Introduction: Acute viral infections of the lower respiratory tract are of great importance for mortality in children worldwide. The most common causative agents include human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), human metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus,
Crnogorac Maja, Knežević Aleksandra
doaj   +1 more source

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