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The Use of Aerosolized Ribavirin in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Adult Immunocompromised Patients: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a concern in immunocompromised patients. Aerosolized ribavirin (RBV AER) is used for treatment of RSV LRTI; however, adverse events and rising drug ...
Avery, Lisa M., Hoffmann, Charles, Whalen, Karen M.   +2 more
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Evidence‐based guideline for clinical practice in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of recurrent wheezing in infants and toddlers in China

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wheezing is a common respiratory symptom in infants and toddlers, and recurrent wheezing is a significant respiratory disorder affecting this age group. Given the multifactorial etiology of recurrent wheezing, clinical practice lacks standardized diagnostic and therapeutic protocols. Recent years have witnessed substantial progress in clinical
Committee of Pediatrics, China Medical Education Association, Cooperative Group of Asthma, the Subspecialty Group of Respiratory, the Society of Pediatrics, Chinese Medical Association, Pediatric Respiratory Work Committee, Society of Pulmonologists, Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Committee of Pediatrics, Chinese Research Hospital Association, Pediatric Professional Committee of the Chinese Non‐public Medical Institutions Association, Professional Committee of Children's Health and Pharmaceutical Research, China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children's Safe Medication Branch of China News of Drug Information Association, Pediatric Expert Committee of China Primary Health Care Foundation, China International Medical Foundation   +16 more
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Antigenic variation of human and bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 strains

Journal of General Virology, 1990
Three human and six bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) strains were examined by the use of 60 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Fifty-three MAbs to the human C243 strain were directed against six, four, nine and seven epitopes of the haemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN), fusion (F), nucleocapsid (N) and matrix proteins, respectively.
E, Klippmark, R, Rydbeck, H, Shibuta, E, Norrby   +3 more
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Protective Antibodies Against Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (HPIV3) Infection [PDF]

, 2020
ABSTRACTHuman parainfluenza virus type III (HPIV3) is a common respiratory pathogen that afflicts children and can be fatal in vulnerable populations, including the immunocompromised. Unfortunately, an effective vaccine or therapeutic is not currently available, resulting in tens of thousands of hospitalizations per year.
Jim Boonyaratanakornkit, Suruchi Singh, Connor Weidle, Justas Rodarte, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, Jonathan Perkins, Guillaume B.E. Stewart-Jones, Peter D. Kwong, Andrew T. McGuire, Marie Pancera, Justin J. Taylor   +10 more
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Respiratory viral infections in bone marrow transplant patients: insights from a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To determine the incidence of respiratory viral infections in bone marrow transplant patients. Method: The prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from September ...
Noman Shakoor, Saifullah Khan Niazi, Eijaz Ghani, Raheel Iftikhar, Ali Rathore, Misbah Noor   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating a parainfluenza virus 5-based vaccine in a host with pre-existing immunity against parainfluenza virus 5. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), formerly known as simian virus 5 (SV5), is a paramyxovirus often referred to as canine parainfluenza virus (CPI) in the veterinary field. PIV5 is thought to be a contributing factor to kennel cough.
Zhenhai Chen, Pei Xu, Gregory W Salyards, Stephen B Harvey, Balazs Rada, Zhen F Fu, Biao He   +6 more
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Performance of diagnostic tests to detect respiratory viruses in older adults. [PDF]

, 2010
The performance of 4 laboratory methods for diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections (RTI) in older adults was evaluated. Seventy-four nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens were obtained from 60 patients with RTI at a long-term care facility over 2 ...
Caram, Lauren B, Hymas, Weston C, Petti, Cathy A, Polage, Christopher R, Schmader, Kenneth, She, Rosemary C, Taggart, Edward W, Woods, Christopher W   +7 more
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The causes and consequences of seasonal variation in COPD exacerbations [PDF]

, 2014
Gavin C Donaldson, Jadwiga A Wedzicha Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK Abstract: The time of year when patients experience exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a much ...
Donaldson, G, Wedzicha, J
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Reusing health records from farm animal practices at scale: A potential complementary method of surveillance

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Disease in primary care frequently represents a surveillance blind spot, particularly for diseases affecting farm animals. Methods Electronic health records (EHRs) were collected from four farm animal veterinary practices in Wales (February 2024‒January 2025) as part of a pilot study.
Beverley Hopkins, Peers Davies, Peter‐John Noble, Anna Bunford‐Davies, April Lawson, Gina Pinchbeck, Ifan Lloyd, Robert Smith, Alan D. Radford   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory Viruses Associated Hospitalization among Children Aged <5 Years in Bangladesh: 2010-2014. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:We combined hospital-based surveillance and health utilization survey data to estimate the incidence of respiratory viral infections associated hospitalization among children aged < 5 years in Bangladesh.
Nusrat Homaira, Stephen P Luby, Kamal Hossain, Kariul Islam, Makhdum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman, Repon C Paul, Mejbah Uddin Bhuiyan, W Abdullah Brooks, Badrul Munir Sohel, Kajal Chandra Banik, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Melisa Willby, Mahmudur Rahman, Joseph Bresee, Katharine-Sturm Ramirez, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner   +17 more
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