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Human Metapneumovirus Versus Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Inflammatory Indices, Cycle‐Threshold Profiles and Outcomes

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 98, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Inflammatory‐biomarker, cycle‐threshold (Ct) and co‐detection data on human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in the pediatric emergency department remain scarce. We retrospectively studied 203 children with multiplex RT‐PCR–confirmed respiratory virus positivity at a tertiary pediatric emergency department (January–May 2025).
Yılmaz Seçilmiş, Gülşah Kartal, Muhammet Sami Kayan, Mesut Kara, Ömür Mustafa Parkan, Selma Gökahmetoğlu   +5 more
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Rates of Lower Respiratory Tract Illness in US Adults by Age and Comorbidity Profile

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction While it is widely recognized that older adults, adults with chronic medical conditions (CMC), and adults with immunocompromising conditions (IC) are at increased risk of lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI), evidence of the magnitude of ...
Derek Weycker, Ahuva Averin, Linnea Houde, Kevin Ottino, Kimberly Shea, Reiko Sato, Bradford D. Gessner, Kari Yacisin, Daniel Curcio, Elizabeth Begier, Mark Rozenbaum   +10 more
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Purine degradation pathway metabolites at birth and the risk of lower respiratory tract infections in infancy

ERJ Open Research
Background Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide, and altered metabolite production is recognised as a critical factor in LRTI pathogenesis.
Maria J. Gutierrez, Gustavo Nino, Sonia Restrepo-Gualteros, Ethan Mondell, Elizabeth Chorvinsky, Surajit Bhattacharya, Bethlehem Solomon Bera, Allison Welham, Xiumei Hong, Xiaobin Wang   +9 more
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Lower Respiratory Microbiome Dysbiosis Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Acute Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Acute severe lower respiratory tract infection (asLRTI) present lower alpha‐diversity in lower respiratory tract microbiome (LRTM). Five clusters (C1–C5) were grouped, and cluster C3 was strongly associated with poor prognosis and reduced survival.
Minghua Zhan, Hongbin Chen, Ziyao Li, Si Liu, Binghuai Lu, Zhang Wang, Hui Wang   +6 more
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Direct medical cost assessment in the <2 years-old hospitalized RSV+LRTI patients

, 2016
Objective: This multi-center study aimed to assess the direct medical costs in patients aged between 0-2 year-old admitted to the hospital due to lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), which was identified as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 3 big
Çakır, Deniz, Özcan, İsmail, Salı, Enes, Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas   +3 more
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Procalcitonin may guide antibiotic treatment for LRTI [PDF]

Thorax, 2004
▴ Christ-Crain M, Jaccard-Stoiz D, Bingisser R, et al. Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial. Lancet2004;363:600–7 [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] It is often difficult to decide which patients with ...
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Effects of a respiratory physiotherapy session in patients with LRTI: a pre/post-test study [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction The role of respiratory physiotherapy (RP) in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) has been questioned. However, studies have focused on hospitalised patients, and the presence/absence of an underlying disease has been neglected ...
Marques, Alda, Ana Oliveira, Alda Marques, Oliveira, Ana, Pinho, Cátia, Cátia Pinho   +5 more
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Effectiveness of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against medically attended pneumococcal lower respiratory tract infection among older adults: a case–control study

Scientific Reports
The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) has been recommended for more than a decade for older adults and individuals with chronic medical or immunocompromising conditions.
Thundon Ngamprasertchai, Phatharajit Phatharodom, Kaewta Intalapaporn, Kamolawat Sutthipool, Piriyaporn Chongtrakool, Thitiya Yungyuen, Viravarn Luvira, Winai Ratanasuwan, Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Punnee Pitisuttithum   +10 more
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Systematic Reanalysis of Whole‐Exome Sequencing in Genetically Unsolved Pediatric Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Pediatric Pulmonology, Volume 61, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder, and despite advances in next‐generation sequencing, a substantial proportion of clinically suspected pediatric cases remain without a molecular diagnosis.
Tilbe Hakçıl Öz, Tuğba Şişmanlar Eyüboğlu, Ayşe Tana Aslan, Nilgün Kula, Gülsüm Kayhan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of respiratory infections and otitis media in the Inuit population of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2020
Background Respiratory infections are a major health problem in the Inuit population of Nunavik, province of Quebec, Canada. Objectives A study was undertaken to assess the burden of lower (LRTI) and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and otitis ...
Philippe De Wals, Z Zhou, J. B. LeMeur, J. F. Proulx   +3 more
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