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Validity of the Espiro Mobile Application in the Interpretation of Spirometric Patterns: An App Accuracy Study

Diagnostics, 2023
Spirometry is a pulmonary function test where correct interpretation of the results is crucial for accurate diagnosis of disease. There are online tools to assist in the interpretation of spirometry results; however, as yet none are validated.
Darinka Savic-Pesic, Nuria Chamorro, Vanesa Lopez-Rodriguez, Jordi Daniel-Diez, Anna Torres Creixenti, Mohamed Issam El Mesnaoui, Viviana Katherine Benavides Navas, Jose David Castellanos Cotte, Iván Abellan Cano, Fátima Alexandra Da Costa Azevedo, María Trenza Peñas, Iñaki Voelcker-Sala, Felipe Villalobos, Eva-María Satue-Gracia, Francisco Martin-Lujan   +14 more
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HIV and respiratory illness in the antiretroviral therapy era [PDF]

, 2017
Respiratory illness is a common manifestation of HIV infection. The availability of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed the pattern of respiratory ill-health experienced by people living with HIV (PLWH).
Brown, J, Devani, N, Jaffer, A, Lipman, M, Mandal, S   +4 more
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COMPARISON between COVID-19 and MERS demographic data in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2021
The outbreak of corona virus disease (COVID-19) caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 began in Wuhan, China, resulting in respiratory disorders.
Rania Ali El Hadi Mohamed, Felwa Abdullah Thagfan   +1 more
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The Clinical Significance of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2008
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways, for which many therapeutic options are available. Guidelines for the management of asthma suggest a stepwise approach to pharmacotherapy based on assessment of asthma severity and control.
Sachin Pendharkar, Sanjay Mehta
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Attributable Fraction of Influenza Virus Detection to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illnesses in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Patients, South Africa, 2012–2016

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
The attributable fraction (AF) of influenza virus detection to illness has not been described for patients in different age groups or with different HIV infection statuses.
Stefano Tempia, Sibongile Walaza, Jocelyn Moyes, Adam L. Cohen, Claire von Mollendorf, Meredith L. McMorrow, Florette K. Treurnicht, Marietjie Venter, Marthi Pretorius, Orienka Hellferscee, Nicole Wolter, Anne von Gottberg, Athermon Nguweneza, Johanna M. McAnerney, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Shabir A. Madhi, Cheryl Cohen   +17 more
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Prevalence of Respiratory Polyomaviruses Among Pediatric Patients With Respiratory Symptoms in Singapore

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Background: Although WU polyomavirus (WU) and KI polyomavirus (KI) have been demonstrated to infect the human respiratory tract, it remains unclear if WU or KI cause human disease.
Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Kristen K. Coleman, Koh C. Thoon, Jenny G. Low, Jenny G. Low, Benjamin D. Anderson, Gregory C. Gray, Gregory C. Gray   +8 more
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End-to-End AI-Based Point-of-Care Diagnosis System for Classifying Respiratory Illnesses and Early Detection of COVID-19: A Theoretical Framework

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Respiratory symptoms can be caused by different underlying conditions, and are often caused by viral infections, such as Influenza-like illnesses or other emerging viruses like the Coronavirus.
Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem, Sofia Ouhbi, Abderrahmane Lakas, Elhadj Benkhelifa, Chao Chen   +4 more
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The coronavirus outbreak: the central role of primary care in emergency preparedness and response [PDF]

, 2020
On the last day of 2019, a cluster of cases of a pneumonia with unknown cause were reported by the Chinese authorities to the World Health Organization (WHO), believed to be connected to a seafood market in Wuhan, China.
Allen, Luke N, Dunlop, Catherine, Howe, Amanda, Li, Donald   +3 more
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Malnutrition and Childhood Illness among 1–5-year-old Children in an Urban Slum in Faridabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 children aged 1–5 years residing in an urban slum to study the extent of malnutrition and its association with common childhood illness(es).
Pooja Goyal, Shveta Lukhmana, Shivam Dixit, Abhishek Singh   +3 more
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An assessment of factors influencing the prescribing of antibiotics in Acute Respiratory Illness: A questionnaire study

South African Family Practice, 2003
Non-clinical factors are major determinants in the decision to prescribe medication. This study was prompted by the impression that Primary Care Physicians in South Africa are constantly under pressure to prescribe antibiotics.
D. Hoffman, J. Botha, I. Kleinschmidt
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