Developing the content of two behavioural interventions : using theory-based interventions to promote GP management of upper respiratory tract infection without prescribing antibiotics #1 [PDF]
Background: Evidence shows that antibiotics have limited effectiveness in the management of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) yet GPs continue to prescribe antibiotics.
A Bandura +37 more
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In developing countries, acute respiratory tract infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children, particularly in pediatric cancer patients. A majority of these illnesses are precipitated by viral infections.
Sema Büyükkapu-Bay +5 more
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The results of a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in parallel groups carried out in 2012–2015 aimed to reveal the efficacy and safety of the antiviral drug ergoferon in the treatment of acute respiratory tract ...
M. P. Kostinov +13 more
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Emerging viral respiratory tract infections—environmental risk factors and transmission [PDF]
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Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +6 more
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Iron and vitamin D3 levels in infants admitted with chest infection: A hospital-based study
Background and objective: Acute lower respiratory tract infection is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in children under five years of age, with many etiologies suggested to be among its predisposing risk factors.
Nevine Jasim Mohammad +1 more
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Germination of Aspergillus fumigatus inside avian respiratory macrophages is associated with cytotoxicity [PDF]
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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ASSOCIATION OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA WITH ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN
Objective: To establish association between acute lower respiratory tract infection and iron deficiency anemia. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Pediatrics Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from ...
Raazia Nawaz +5 more
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Bronchoscopy, Imaging, and Concurrent Diseases in Dogs with Bronchiectasis: (2003-2014). [PDF]
BackgroundBronchiectasis is a permanent and debilitating sequel to chronic or severe airway injury, however, diseases associated with this condition are poorly defined.ObjectiveTo evaluate results of diagnostic tests used to document bronchiectasis and ...
Byrne, BA +4 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo +2 more
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Renal transplantation is the most common type of solid organ transplantation, although immunosuppressive therapy is essential for the viability of the graft it leads to increased incidence of infection, especially urinary tract and respiratory tract ...
Nasr Affara, Hany Shaarawy
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