Cardiovascular outcomes following a respiratory tract infection among adults with non-CF bronchiectasis: a general population based study [PDF]
, 2017 Rationale: Studies suggest that people with bronchiectasis are at increased risk of cardiovascular co-morbidities. Objectives: We aimed to quantify the relative risk of incident cardiovascular events following a respiratory tract infection amongst ...
Douglas, Ian +5 more
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Germination of Aspergillus fumigatus inside avian respiratory macrophages is associated with cytotoxicity [PDF]
, 2012 Although aspergillosis is one of the most common diseases in captive birds, the pathogenesis of avian aspergillosis is poorly known. We studied the role of avian respiratory macrophages as a first line of defense against avian aspergillosis.
D'Herde, Katharina +7 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Respiratory infections rank fourth in the global economic burden of disease. Lower respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of death in low-income countries.
Ziyu Liu +6 more
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Nasal Nitric Oxide in the Upper Airway Inflammatory Diseases [PDF]
Journal of Rhinology, 2021 Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) from the lower respiratory tract is used commonly in diagnosis and treatment monitoring of asthma patients. However, nasal nitric oxide (nNO) has not been widely used in patients with upper airway inflammatory diseases due to ...
Jin Hyeok Jeong
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Improved detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in upper and lower respiratory tract specimens from children with suspected pneumocystis pneumonia using real-time PCR: a prospective study [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in HIV-infected African children. Microbiologic diagnosis relies predominantly on silver or immunofluorescent staining of a lower respiratory tract (LRT) specimens
Catherine M Samuel +7 more
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Diagnosis of Influenza from Lower Respiratory Tract Sampling after Negative Upper Respiratory Tract Sampling [PDF]
, 2013 In this retrospective cohort study, we demonstrate that PCR-confirmed diagnoses of influenza were made solely by lower respiratory sampling in 6.9% of cases, as traditional upper respiratory tract tests were negative, indeterminate or not performed ...
Andrews, Jason Randolph +3 more
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SYMPTOMATIC THERAPY OF COUGH DURING SEASONAL INCREASE OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS PREVALENCE
Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2014 Cough is the main symptom of the respiratory tract disorders. Mostly it occurs in viral, bacterial and mixed (viral and bacterial) respiratory tract infections.
K. S. Volkov +4 more
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The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023 Acquired digestive‐respiratory tract fistulas occur with abnormal communication between the respiratory tract and digestive tract caused by a variety of benign or malignant diseases, leading to the alimentary canal contents in the respiratory tract ...
Hongwu Wang +43 more
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Respiratory antiviral immunity and immunobiotics: Beneficial effects on inflammation-coagulation interaction during influenza virus infection [PDF]
, 2016 Influenza virus (IFV) is a major respiratory pathogen of global importance, and the cause of a high degree of morbidity and mortality, especially in high-risk populations such as infants, elderly, and immunocompromised hosts.
Alvarez, Gladis Susana +3 more
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyMycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogenic agent of tuberculosis (TB). Intracellular survival plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Mtb in a manner that is dependent on an array of transcriptional regulators for Mtb.
Hui Wang +8 more
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