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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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Effect of procalcitonin-based guidelines vs standard guidelines on antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections: the ProHOSP randomized controlled trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2009
CONTEXT In previous smaller trials, a procalcitonin (PCT) algorithm reduced antibiotic use in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). OBJECTIVE To examine whether a PCT algorithm can reduce antibiotic exposure without increasing the ...
P. Schuetz, M. Christ-Crain, R. Thomann, C. Falconnier, M. Wolbers, Isabelle Widmer, Stefanie Neidert, Thomas Fricker, C. Blum, U. Schild, K. Regez, Ronald Schoenenberger, C. Henzen, T. Bregenzer, C. Hoess, M. Krause, H. Bucher, W. Zimmerli, B. Mueller   +18 more
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Antibiotic treatment of lower respiratory tract infections

Archives de Pédiatrie, 2017
Lower respiratory tract infections, i.e., bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia, are the second leading cause of antibiotic prescriptions. The vast majority of these infections are due to viruses and are self-limited diseases: most patients recover spontaneously.
Robert M. Cohen, Sandra Biscardi, François Dubos, Fouad Madhi, Yves Gillet, François Angoulvant   +5 more
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Antibiotics for community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015
BACKGROUND Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is widely recognised as an important cause of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in children.
S. Mulholland, J. Gavranich, A. Chang
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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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Bacteria Etiological Agents Causing Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Their Resistance Patterns

Iranian Biomedical Journal, 2015
Background: Lower respiratory tract infections (LTRIs) are among the most common infectious diseases with potential life-threatening complications. Methods: The study consisted of 426 patients with suspected LTRIs from mid and far western region of Nepal
Salman Khan, S. Priti, Sachan Ankit
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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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Upper and lower respiratory tract infection [PDF]

, 1998
Respiratory tract infection, whether acquired in the community or in the hospital, continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality when its course requires intensive care support [1–4]. Infections of the respiratory tract may involve either the upper central airways (trachea, major bronchi), commonly termed tracheobronchitis, or the more ...
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

, 2022
J. O’Horo, Kelly A. Cawcutt
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Introduction

Journal of Chemotherapy, 2006
(2006). Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Introduction. Journal of Chemotherapy: Vol. 18, Use the Best First: Antiinfectives Workshop, pp. 25-51.
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