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Genetics, recombination and clinical features of human rhinovirus species C (HRV-C) infections; interactions of HRV-C with other respiratory viruses [PDF]

, 2009
To estimate the frequency, molecular epidemiological and clinical associations of infection with the newly described species C variants of human rhinoviruses (HRV), 3243 diagnostic respiratory samples referred for diagnostic testing in Edinburgh were ...
Anne Wisdom, Gaunt, Eleanor R, Gaunt, E., Harvala, H., McWilliam Leitch, E.C., Aldona E Kutkowska, E Carol McWilliam Leitch, Kate Templeton, Kutkowska, A.E., Templeton, K., Peter Simmonds, Wisdom, A., Heli Harvala, Simmonds, P., Eleanor Gaunt   +14 more
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Protective effect of antibiotics against serious complications of common respiratory tract infections: retrospective cohort study with the UK General Practice research database [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: To determine the extent to which antibiotics reduce the risk of serious complications after common respiratory tract infections. Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Johnson, A. M., Livermore, D. M., Hayward, A.C., Livermore, D.M., Islam, A., Petersen, I., Duckworth, G., Johnson, A.M., Peterson, I., Hayward, A. C.   +9 more
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Incidence and risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus infections among children in the remote highlands of Peru [PDF]

, 2015
The disease burden and risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (MPV) infections among children living in remote, rural areas remain unclear.; We conducted a prospective, household-based cohort study of children aged ...
Gil, Ana I., Philip J Budge, Kathryn M. Edwards (534416), Verastegui, Hector, Yuwei Zhu, Hector Verastegui, Grijalva, Carlos G, Carlos G. Grijalva, Grijalva, Carlos G., Stella Hartinger, Stella Hartinger (759804), Gil, Ana I, Marie R Griffin, Griffin, Marie R., Wu, Andrew, Lanata, Claudio F., Marie R. Griffin (209725), Marie R. Griffin, Monika Johnson, Ana I. Gil, Philip J. Budge (389401), Williams, John, Andrew Wu, Carlos G. Grijalva (236548), John Williams (32544), Zhu, Yuwei, Claudio F Lanata, Hector Verastegui (534417), Kathryn M Edwards, Andrew Wu (90389), Edwards, Kathryn M, John Williams, Yuwei Zhu (236550), Budge, Philip J, Johnson, Monika, Hartinger, Stella, Ana I. Gil (534420), Lanata, Claudio F, Ana I Gil, Claudio F. Lanata, Edwards, Kathryn M., Philip J. Budge, Griffin, Marie R, Carlos G Grijalva, Andrew Wu, Kathryn M. Edwards, Claudio F. Lanata (454212), Monika Johnson (12861), Budge, Philip J.   +48 more
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The natural history of respiratory syncytial virus in a birth cohort : the influence of age and previous infection on reinfection and disease [PDF]

, 2012
This study aimed to quantify the effect of age, time since last infection, and infection history on the rate of respiratory syncytial virus infection and the effect of age and infection history on the risk of respiratory syncytial virus disease.
Bottomley, C, Medley, GF, Ochola, R., Nokes, D. James, Sande, CJ, Nokes, DJ, Ochola, R, Bottomley, C., Ohuma, EO, Okiro, E. A., Medley, Graham, Sande, C. J., Cane, Patricia, Okiro, EA, Ohuma, E. O., Cane, PA   +15 more
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Assessment of Children for Acute Respiratory Infections in Hospital Outpatients in Tanzania: What Drives Good Practice? [PDF]

, 2008
Respiratory infections cause significant mortality in developing countries but are frequently undiagnosed. Reasons for this are unclear. We observed 1,081 outpatient consultations with patients less than five years of age in Tanzania.
Boniface, Gloria, Chandler, Clare IR, Juma, Kaseem, Whitty, Christopher JM, Nadjm, Behzad, Reyburn, Hugh   +5 more
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Aetiological role of viral and bacterial infections in acute adult lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in primary care [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are a common reason for consulting general practitioners (GPs). In most cases the aetiology is unknown, yet most result in an antibiotic prescription.
McHugh, TD, Gillespie, S H, Creer, D.D., Wallace, P.G., McHugh, T.D., Gillespie, S.H., Creer, D D, Johnston, S.L., Johnston, AR, Wallace, P G, Johnston, A R, Dilworth, J P, Sanderson, G, Sanderson, G., Johnston, S L, Ling, C., Johnston, A.R., McHugh, T D, Creer, DD, Dilworth, JP, Patel, S, Dilworth, J.P., Gillespie, SH, Ling, C, Patel, S., Wallace, PG, Johnston, SL   +26 more
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Kinetics of the neutralizing antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus infections in a birth cohort [PDF]

, 2013
The kinetics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) neutralizing antibodies following birth, primary and secondary infections are poorly defined. The aims of the study were to measure and compare neutralizing antibody responses at different time points in ...
G.F. Medley, C.J. Sande, Sande, Charles J., P.A. Cane, Medley, Graham, Cane, Patricia, Nokes, D. James, Mutunga, M. N., M.N. Mutunga, E.A. Okiro, D.J. Nokes, Okiro, Emelda A.   +11 more
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Establishing an ICD-10 code based SARI-surveillance in Germany – description of the system and first results from five recent influenza seasons

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Syndromic surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) is important to assess seriousness of disease as recommended by WHO for influenza.
S. Buda, K. Tolksdorf, E. Schuler, R. Kuhlen, W. Haas   +4 more
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Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 linked with consumption of a fast-food product containing imported cucumbers, United Kingdom, August 2020

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: In August 2020, an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 occurred in the United Kingdom. Whole genome sequencing revealed that these cases formed a genetically distinct cluster.
Ranya Mulchandani, Clare Brehmer, Saira Butt, Bhavita Vishram, Melissa Harrison, Elizabeth Marchant, Simon Ferris, Frieda Jorgensen, Robert Smith, Gauri Godbole, Claire Jenkins, Timothy J. Dallman, Neville Q. Verlander, Nick Phin, Dan Todkill, Saheer Gharbia, Jeremy Hawker   +16 more
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Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with tuberculous mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta: Case report and review of the literature

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
The combination of miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous mycotic aneurysm has been described in the literature. We present the case of an 84-year-old man who was diagnosed with a mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta and an adjacent soft tissue mass ...
Katerina Manika, Christoforos Efthymiou, Georgios Damianidis, Elisavet Zioga, Eleni Papadaki, Kalliopi Lagoudi, Ioannis Kioumis   +6 more
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