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Parainfluenza virus as a cause of acute respiratory infection in hospitalized children

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: Human parainfluenza viruses account for a significant proportion of lower respiratory tract infections in children. Objective: To assess the prevalence of Human parainfluenza viruses as a cause of acute respiratory infection and to compare ...
Rogério Pecchini, Eitan Naaman Berezin, Maria Cândida Souza, Lourdes de Andrade Vaz-de-Lima, Neuza Sato, Maristela Salgado, Mirthes Ueda, Saulo Duarte Passos, Raphael Rangel, Ana Catebelota   +9 more
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Exploring the Development of Vaccine Platforms, With a Particular Focus on the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vaccines have been a cornerstone of human health for more than 200 years and one of the most important tools to reduce childhood deaths caused by pathogens. The concept of vaccines is basically to take something safe, make it immunogenic and induce an immune response in the host that will protect it against something dangerous. Live attenuated
Matti Sällberg
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A Pilot Placebo‐Controlled Randomized Trial of Repeated High‐Dose Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate and High‐Dose Nebulized Budesonide for Severe Asthma in the Paediatric Emergency Department

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Determine if high‐dose intravenous magnesium with/without nebulized budesonide for children with acute severe asthma is safe and reduces time to medical readiness for discharge compared to standard intravenous magnesium. Methods Either 2 doses of intravenous magnesium or 1 dose and placebo, each with/without high‐dose nebulized ...
Khalid Alansari, Fatin Abou Moussa, Hadi Abu Rasheed, Bruce L. Davidson, Khalid Yousif Ibrahim, Mahmoud Alrifaai   +5 more
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Dengue virus inhibits alpha interferon signaling by reducing STAT2 expression [PDF]

, 2005
Type 1 interferons (IFN-?/?) are key mediators of innate antiviral responses but havelittle effect on established replication of dengue viruses, which are mosquito-borneflaviviruses of immense global health importance.
Jones, M, Jacobs, M, Ball, S, Hibbert, L, Foster, G, Davidson, AD, Foster, GR, Davidson, A, Gruenwald, P, Schlaak, J   +9 more
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Parainfluenza 3 Respiratory Infection Associated with Pericardial Effusion in a Very Low Birthweight Infant

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017
Parainfluenza 3 virus is a frequent cause of respiratory infections in the pediatric population although it is uncommonly diagnosed in neonates, being usually reported as neonatal intensive care unit microepidemics.
Cristina Aranda Cazón, Luis Arruza Gómez, Gloria Herranz Carrillo, Cristina González Menchén, Zarife Daoud Pérez, José Antonio Martínez-Orgado, José Tomás Ramos Amador   +6 more
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Molecular Detection of Porcine Parainfluenza Viruses 1 and 5 Using a Newly Developed Duplex Real-Time RT-PCR in South Korea

Animals, 2023
Two species of porcine parainfluenza viruses (PPIV), PPIV1 and PPIV5, are globally distributed in pig herds and associated with porcine respiratory diseases, and a diagnostic tool for the simultaneous detection of the two viruses is required.
Jong-Min Kim, Hye-Ryung Kim, Gyu-Tae Jeon, Ji-Su Baek, Oh-Deog Kwon, Choi-Kyu Park   +5 more
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Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru, Andreea C. Didilescu, Frank A. Scannapieco   +2 more
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Safety and immunogenicity of an intranasal sendai virus-based vaccine for human parainfluenza virus type I and respiratory syncytial virus (SeVRSV) in adults

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
SeVRSV is a replication-competent Sendai virus (SeV)-based vaccine carrying the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein (F) gene. Unmanipulated, non-recombinant SeV is a murine parainfluenza virus type 1 (PIV-1) and serves as a Jennerian vaccine
Felicia Scaggs Huang, David I. Bernstein, Karen S. Slobod, Allen Portner, Toru Takimoto, Charles J. Russell, Michael Meagher, Bart G. Jones, Robert E. Sealy, Christopher Coleclough, Kristen Branum, Michelle Dickey, Kristen Buschle, Monica McNeal, Mat Makowski, Aya Nakamura, Julia L. Hurwitz   +16 more
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Transient marked reactive lymphocytosis in a puppy suspected to be secondary to recent vaccination

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
A 3‐month‐old male Bernese Mountain dog was presented with a 10‐day history of vomiting, vocalisation and abdominal discomfort following vaccination. Physical examination revealed subtle peripheral lymphadenopathy. Haematological testing revealed borderline anaemia, thrombocytopenia and moderate lymphocytosis with a high proportion of reactive or ...
J. Ruel, T. Ternisien, B. Conversy, C. Bedard, C. Lemieux, J. Sparago   +5 more
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Etiology of acute bronchiolitis and the relationship with meteorological conditions in hospitalized infants in China

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014
To investigate the prevalence of common viruses and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) in hospitalized infants with acute bronchiolitis and study the relationship between bronchiolitis and meteorological conditions.
Zheng-Rong Chen, Wei Ji, Yu-Qing Wang, Yong-Dong Yan, Xue-Jun Shao, Xue-Lan Zhang, Jun Xu   +6 more
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