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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
ABSTRACT This review will focus on the infectious etiologies and more common noninfectious causes of lower respiratory tract syndromes among major immunosuppressed populations. The changing epidemiology of infections in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the case of HIV-positive patients and the impacts of both newer ...
La'Tonzia L. Adams, Karen C. Carroll
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Bronchiolitis – It Is Time for a Unique Definition [PDF]
Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infections in infants. It is time to reach a unique clinical definition, encompassing the acute onset of respiratory distress with cough, tachypnoea, retraction and
Midulla, Fabio, Nenna, Raffaella
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Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists to prevent hyperinflammation and death from lower respiratory tract infection [PDF]
In severe viral pneumonia, including Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the viral replication phase is often followed by hyperinflammation, which can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failure, and death. We previously demonstrated that alpha-1 adrenergic receptor ($\alpha_1$-AR) antagonists can prevent hyperinflammation and ...
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Treatment of bacterial respiratory infections
Acute respiratory tract infections are one of the most common reasons that result in general practitioner consultations. Viruses are the most common cause of both upper- and lower respiratory tract infections, however pneumonia is usually bacterial in ...
A. D. van Eyk
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Lower respiratory tract infections in patients with comorbidities
Comorbidities are an important factor of the various infectious respiratory diseases emergence, complications development and prognosis. The most frequent comorbidities affecting the course and outcome of respiratory infections are the following ...
Leonid I. Dvoretsky
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Evaluation of the Biofire Filmarray Pneumonia panel plus for lower respiratory tract infections
Background: Standard diagnostic methods for lower respiratory tract infections are currently too slow and insensitive to guide early clinical decisions concerning treatment and isolation.
Alicia Edin, H. Eilers, A. Allard
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Lower respiratory tract infections in rheumatic diseases
Lower respiratory tract infections occupy a leading place in patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs). Pneumococcus (S. pneumoniae) remains the most common causative pathogen of pneumonias in both the general population and patients with RDs.
B. S. Belov+2 more
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An epidemiological survey to assess the clinical use of cephalosporins in community-acquired respiratory tract infections [PDF]
Background: In outpatient management of respiratory tract infections, the clinicians’ preferences always have a broad spectrum of antibiotics as an empirical therapy.
Bhargava, Amit+2 more
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In light of the recent safety concerns relating to NSAID use in COVID‐19, we sought to evaluate cardiovascular and respiratory complications in patients taking NSAIDs during acute lower respiratory tract infections.
R. Vaja+7 more
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Identification of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Using Fine-grained Diagnosis System [PDF]
Respiratory diseases, including asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and upper respiratory tract infection (RTI), are among the most common diseases in clinics. The similarities among the symptoms of these diseases precludes prompt diagnosis upon the patients' arrival.
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