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Telithromycin in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Future Microbiology, 2006 Telithromycin is a ketolide, a semisynthetic derivative of the 14-membered ring macrolide antibiotics, with an expanded spectrum of activity relative to macrolides. Its good tissue pharmacokinetic characteristics allows once-daily administration, and it has been successfully employed in lower respiratory tract infections.
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Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Pediatrics In Review, 2015The upper respiratory system includes the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx with subglottic area of trachea. In the normal circumstances, air enters the respiratory system through nostrils where it is filtered, humidified and warmed inside the nasal cavity.
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2009Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. ALRIs are important indicators of the health disparities that persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in developed countries. Bronchiolitis and pneumonia account for the majority of the ALRI burden.
Chang, Anne B. +3 more
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Respiratory tract infections in the immunocompromised
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2013Pulmonary infections are particularly common in the immunosuppressed host. This review discusses emerging threats, newer modalities of diagnostic tests and emerging treatment options, and also highlights the increasing problem of antimicrobial resistance.Nosocomial pneumonia is increasingly due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms in ...
Gauri, Godbole, Vanya, Gant
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2004Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the most common infections treated by health care providers. They include a variety of infections ranging from mild acute viral bronchitis to life-threatening ventilatorassociated pneumonia. Despite advances in general knowledge concerning such diseases, there remains considerable morbidity and ...
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Upper respiratory tract infections
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 1999In reviewing recent advances in upper respiratory tract infections, we focus on five key topics. First, the use of ribavirin in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection has been limited to the immunosuppressed. Prophylaxis in high-risk patients with specific immunoglobulin is effective and a new monoclonal antibody shows promise.
D A, Moore, M, Sharland, J S, Friedland
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Lower respiratory tract infection
The American Journal of Medicine, 1985The most important lower respiratory infection is pneumonia, the fourth leading cause of death. Most cases of bronchitis are of viral etiology and are not major problems. Empyema can present an important problem in management. Although the diagnosis of pneumonia is usually relatively straightforward, the specific etiologic diagnosis remains a major ...
S M, Finegold, C C, Johnson
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Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1990Upper respiratory tract infections are among the most common acute infections in humans. This review discusses the clinically important aspects of the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, complications, and prevention of the common cold, pharyngitis, otitis media, and sinusitis.
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Erythromycin in Respiratory Tract Infection
Scottish Medical Journal, 1977One of the main uses of erythromycin in respiratory tract infection has been in the treatment of acute streptococcal tonsillitis as an alternative to penicillin. Studies on the quantitative bacteriology of tonsils obtained at tonsillectomy have shown large numbers of both haemolytic streptococci and Haemophilus species in most samples
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Upper respiratory tract infections
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1969Upper respiratory tract infections are widespread and arc the commonest cause of morbidity in children. Gulati (1965) found that they were responsible for 31.4% of morbidity in children in a semi-urban area in Delhi while Verma and Kumar (1968) reported an incidence of 26.6% among children attcnding a primary health centre.
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