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Performance of diagnostic tests to detect respiratory viruses in older adults. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +7 more
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Exhaled nitric oxide: Independent effects of atopy, smoking, respiratory tract infection, gender and height [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
SummaryMeasurement of exhaled nitric oxide is widely used in respiratory research and clinical practice, especially in patients with asthma. However, interpretation is often difficult, due to common interfering factors, and little is known about ...
Angerer, Peter   +8 more
core   +1 more source

The microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders: An investigation based on a multiplex polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses and a clone library analysis of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequence in sputum samples

open access: yesJournal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019
We performed gene amplification methods for the detections of bacteria and viruses using sputum samples to clarify the microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders. The tendencies of higher
Masato Ogawa   +7 more
doaj  

Molecular pathology of emerging coronavirus infections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Respiratory viruses can cause a wide spectrum of pulmonary diseases, ranging from mild, upper respiratory tract infections to severe and life-threatening lower respiratory tract infections, including the development of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute ...
Lisa E Gralinski, Ralph S Baric
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A silent strain: the unseen burden of acute respiratory infections in children

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics
The significant impact of acute respiratory tract infections on healthcare systems is well-documented, given their contribution to emergency department admissions, hospitalizations, and increased use of antibiotics and other medications. However, further
Riccardo Boracchini   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and How to Treat Them [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are one of the most common clinical encounters in primary care settings and they often lead to antibiotic prescriptions. However, more than 90% of ARTIs are caused by viral syndromes.
Seth, Shivani
core   +1 more source

Effects of an increase in emergency cases with difficulties in transport to hospital during the COVID‐19 pandemic on postoperative short‐term outcomes of colorectal perforation: A study based on the National Clinical Database

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In 2022, emergency cases with difficulties in transport markedly increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic, but had little effect on short‐term outcomes of colorectal perforation. These data suggest that the emergency system for patients with colorectal perforation was largely maintained during the pandemic in Japan, with no evidence indicating a serious ...
Shimpei Ogawa   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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