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The incidence and clinical burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease identified through hospital outpatient presentations in Kenyan children [PDF]

, 2012
There is little information that describe the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated disease in the tropical African outpatient setting. Methods We studied a systematic sample of children aged
Ann Bett, Benjamin J. Cowling, BG Williams, BJ Selwyn, CB Hall, D. James Nokes, DJ Nokes, DJ Nokes, DJ Nokes, EA Okiro, EA Okiro, EA Okiro, Emelda A. Okiro, F Freymuth, F Henderson, FE Moura, I Rudan, J Bryce, JAG Scott, K Mulholland, MK Mwaniki, MP Loscertales, MP Loscertales, MW Weber, MW Weber, MW Weber, Mwanajuma Ngama, PD Scott, PD Scott, PD Scott, R Ochola, RG Fisher, SA Madhi, SE Robertson, TW Mwangi, W Glezen   +35 more
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An alphaherpesvirus exploits antimicrobial beta-defensins to initiate respiratory tract infection [PDF]

, 2020
beta-Defensins protect the respiratory tract against the myriad of microbial pathogens entering the airways with each breath. However, this potentially hostile environment is known to serve as a portal of entry for herpesviruses.
Boyen, Filip, Daled, Simon, Dhaenens, Maarten, Laval, Kathlyn, Nauwynck, Hans, Pasmans, Frank, Poelaert, Katrien, Van Cleemput, Jolien, Vanderheijden, Nathalie   +8 more
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Importance of site of infection and antibiotic selection in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis [PDF]

, 2018
In a retrospective analysis of 215 patients with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis, we observed a significantly higher risk of mortality associated with respiratory tract infection (risk ratio [RR], 1.20; 95 ...
Britt, Nicholas S, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Durkin, Michael J, Hampton, Nicholas B, Kollef, Marin H, Micek, Scott T, Ritchie, David J   +6 more
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Impact of respiratory infection in the results of cardiac surgery in a tertiary hospital in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015
Objective:To assess the impact of respiratory tract infection in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery in relation to mortality and to identify patients at higher risk of developing this complication.Methods:Cross-sectional observational study ...
Isaac Newton Guimarães Andrade, Diego Torres Aladin de Araújo, Fernando Ribeiro de Moraes Neto   +2 more
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PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH WHEEZING IN YOUNG CHILDREN LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Objective: To identify risk factors that may contribute to recurrent wheezing in infants under the age of five. Material and Method:  In the Outpatient Department of Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, a cross-sectional investigation ...
Varshini Chandrasekhar, Ashika Banu, Shami Kumar, Mohammed Syed   +3 more
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Microbiology Spectrum, 2016
ABSTRACT This review will focus on the infectious etiologies and more common noninfectious causes of lower respiratory tract syndromes among major immunosuppressed populations. The changing epidemiology of infections in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the case of HIV-positive patients and the impacts of both newer ...
Karen C, Carroll, La'tonzia L, Adams
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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, Hubbard, Richard B., Navaratnam, Vidya, Quint, Jennifer K., Root, Adrian A, Smeeth, Liam   +5 more
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Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland [PDF]

, 2018
While acute respiratory tract infections can trigger cardiovascular events, the differential effect of specific organisms is unknown. This is important to guide vaccine policy.Using national infection surveillance data linked to the Scottish Morbidity ...
Andrew C. Hayward, Charlotte Warren-Gash, Heather Whitaker, Huijskens, Hung, Jim McMenamin, Ren, Reyes, Ruth Blackburn, Wen   +9 more
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In vivo Neutralization of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines During Secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Post Influenza A Virus Infection [PDF]

, 2019
An overt pro-inflammatory immune response is a key factor contributing to lethal pneumococcal infection in an influenza pre-infected host and represents a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
Boehme, Julia D., Bruder, Dunja, Christen, Henrike, Guzmán, Carlos A., Hernandez-Vargas, Esteban A., Kershaw, Olivia, Schreiber, Jens, Sharma-Chawla, Niharika, Stegemann-Koniszewski, Sabine   +8 more
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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

Journal 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, Takayuki Hoshina, Kaoru Haro, Tokiko Kumadaki, Masahiro Ishii, Yoshihisa Fujino, Kazumasa Fukuda, Koichi Kusuhara   +7 more
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