Respiratory Tract Infections in Athletes
Disease-a-Month, 2010 The average adult experiences between 2 to 5 upper respiratory infections (URTIs) a year, which is a leading cause of physician visits and missed days of work. URTIs are one of the most common medical conditions affecting athletes. Athletes are often in close contact with others in team locker rooms, at practice, or during travel, all of which increase
Lin, Leyi, Decker, Catherine F.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Principles of respiratory tract infection rational antibiotic therapy
, 2021 Continuously increasing resistance of infectious agents together with rapid decrease in the number of novel antibacterial drugs makes the rational antibiotic selection one of the important challenges facing modern medicine.
Oksana V. Fesenko
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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 ...
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Molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus infections in Kilifi, coastal Kenya [PDF]
, 2012 This study reports pediatric surveillance over 3 years for human rhinovirus (HRV) at the District Hospital of Kilifi, coastal Kenya. Nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children presenting at outpatient clinic with no signs of acute respiratory ...
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Microbiome Analysis Using Next-Generation Sequencing in Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]
, 2022 In recent decades, the understanding of the genetic information of microbes and hosts has advanced considerably with the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS).
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Cost-Effectiveness of Point-of-Care C-Reactive Protein Tests for Respiratory Tract Infection in Primary Care in England [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction Despite recommendations that general practitioners (GPs) delay antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs), antibiotic prescriptions in primary care in England increased by 4.1% from 2010 to 2013.
Hunter, R, Rachael Hunter
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Contribution of RSV to bronchiolitis and pneumonia-associated hospitalizations in English children, April 1995-March 1998. [PDF]
, 2002 Estimates of the number of hospitalizations attributable to specific pathogens are required to predict the potential impact of vaccination. All hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infection (LRI) in children < 5 years in England in 1995-8 ...
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