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Pharmacotherapy for lower respiratory tract infections

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2014
Bacterial infections play an important role as etiological agents in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), and exacerbations of non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. In acute bronchitis and asthma exacerbations their role is less well defined than with patients with COPD.
Adamantia, Liapikou, Liapikou, Adamantia, Antoni, Torres, Antonio, Torres   +3 more
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2004
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the most common infections treated by health care providers. They include a variety of infections ranging from mild acute viral bronchitis to life-threatening ventilatorassociated pneumonia. Despite advances in general knowledge concerning such diseases, there remains considerable morbidity and ...
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1990
Although 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, 2001
Lower 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, 1991
Lower 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, 1991
In 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, 2011
As 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

1997
Abstract 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, Cameron Lockie, Shelley Heard, Martin Wood   +3 more
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Hospitalizations for Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Pediatrics, 2014
BACKGROUND: 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, Jufu, Chen, Carrie, Reed, Suzanne, Beavers, David, Callahan, Deborah, Christensen, Lyn, Finelli, Alicia M, Fry   +7 more
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

1987
The 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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