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Incidence of viral respiratory infections in a prospective cohort of outpatient and hospitalized children aged ≤5 years and its associated cost in Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Although information about the incidence of viral respiratory illnesses and their associated cost can help health officials explore the value of interventions, data are limited from middle-income countries.
Azziz Baumgartner, Eduardo, Carballal, Guadalupe, Durand, Lizette O., Echavarría, Marcela Silvia, Ekstrom, Jorge, Marcone, Débora Natalia, Vidaurreta, Santiago Manuel   +6 more
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Alcohol‐induced altered glycans in human tracheal epithelial cells promote bacterial adhesion

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Alcohol induces altered glycans to promote bacteria adhesion. Heavy alcohol drinking is known to increase the risk of bacterial pneumonia. However, the link between alcohol levels and risk of infection remains underexplored. Recently, we found that alcohol induced α2‐6sialo mucin O‐glycans in human tracheobronchial epithelial cells, which mediated the ...
Pi‐Wan Cheng, Souvik Datta, Derrick R. Samuelson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lactobacillus fermentum (PCC®) supplementation and gastrointestinal and respiratory-tract illness symptoms: a randomised control trial in athletes [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Probiotics purportedly reduce symptoms of gastrointestinal and upper respiratory-tract illness by modulating commensal microflora. Preventing and reducing symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness are the primary reason that dietary
Christophersen, Claus T, Conlon, Michael A, Cripps, Allan W, Eskesen, Dorte C, Fricker, Peter A, Hopkins, William G, Jairath, Ashok, Pyne, David B, West, Nicholas P   +8 more
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Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of Influenza in Patients Visiting Emergency Department for Treatment of Influenza Like Illness at THQ Hospital Shujabad, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Viral infection of the respiratory tract is a common illness syndrome in humans. Human respiratory tract is infected by large number of viruses. Self-constraining infections are caused by most of them e.g.
Chaudhry, M. (Mamoona), Kaunain, S. A. (Syed), Siftain, A. (Ali), Zaman, M. S. (Muhammad), Zulfiqar, T. (Taiba)   +4 more
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ALS With and Without Upper Motor Neuron Signs: A Comparative Study Supporting the Gold Coast Criteria

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Gold Coast criteria permit diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) even without upper motor neuron (UMN) signs. However, whether ALS patients with UMN signs (ALSwUMN) and those without (ALSwoUMN) share similar characteristics and prognoses remains unclear.
Hee‐Jae Jung, E‐nae Cheong, Jungmin So, Heung‐Won Kang, Yangsean Choi, Eun‐Jae Lee, Hyunjin Kim, Young‐Min Lim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adenovirus infection in pediatric liver transplant recipients [PDF]

, 1992
A retrospective review of adenoviral infection in pediatric liver transplant recipients was done at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to define its epidemiology and clinical importance.
Green, M, Michaels, MG, Starzl, TE, Wald, ER   +3 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
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Changes in primary care visits for respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational study by the International Consortium of Primary Care Big Data Researchers (INTRePID)

Frontiers in Medicine
ObjectivesThe majority of patients with respiratory illness are seen in primary care settings. Given COVID-19 is predominantly a respiratory illness, the INTernational ConsoRtium of Primary Care BIg Data Researchers (INTRePID), assessed the pandemic ...
John M. Westfall, Angela Ortigoza Bonilla, María C. Lapadula, Paula L. Zingoni, William C. W. Wong, William C. W. Wong, Knut A. Wensaas, Wilson D. Pace, Javier Silva-Valencia, Javier Silva-Valencia, Luciano F. Scattini, Amy P. P. Ng, Amy P. P. Ng, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Zheng J. Ling, Zhuo Li, Adrian H. Heald, Adrian Laughlin, Robert S. Kristiansson, Christine M. Hallinan, Lay H. Goh, Gabriela Gaona, Signe Flottorp, Signe Flottorp, Simon de Lusignan, María S. Cuba-Fuentes, Valborg Baste, Karen Tu, Karen Tu, on behalf of INTRePID   +29 more
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Incidence and viral aetiologies of acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) in the United States: a population-based study. [PDF]

, 2016
We conducted prospective, community-wide surveillance for acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) in Rochester, NY and Marshfield, WI during a 3-month period in winter 2011.
Albertin, C, Blumkin, A, Donahue, JG, Gallivan, S, Lofthus, GK, Schnabel, KC, Shay, DK, Szilagyi, PG, Thompson, MG, Treanor, JJ   +9 more
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