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Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2017
Objectives To assess the overall effect of vitamin D supplementation on risk of acute respiratory tract infection, and to identify factors modifying this effect.
A. Martineau   +24 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SYMPTOMATIC THERAPY OF COUGH DURING SEASONAL INCREASE OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS PREVALENCE

open access: yesВопросы 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
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of bacterial respiratory infections

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2019
Acute respiratory tract infections are one of the most common reasons that result in general practitioner consultations. Viruses are the most common cause of both upper- and lower respiratory tract infections, however pneumonia is usually bacterial in ...
A. D. van Eyk
doaj   +1 more source

Respiratory Tract Infections in Athletes

open access: yesDisease-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
Leyi Lin, Catherine F. Decker
openaire   +3 more sources

Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections.

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
BACKGROUND Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) comprise of a large and heterogeneous group of infections including bacterial, viral, and other aetiologies.
P. Schuetz   +40 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

open access: yesMicrobiology 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 ...
La'Tonzia L. Adams, Karen C. Carroll
openaire   +3 more sources

Respiratory tract infections and pneumonia [PDF]

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, 2008
Many organisms cause respiratory tract infections, and not all can be discussed in this review. Although many respiratory tract infections are nonlife-threatening, they are associated with a significant level of morbidity. The oral cavity acts as a portal of entry and as a reservoir for many bacterial, viral and fungal species.
Jeremy Bagg   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Metagenomic analysis of a sample from a patient with respiratory tract infection reveals the presence of a γ-papillomavirus

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2014
Previously unknown or unexpected pathogens may be responsible for that proportion of respiratory diseases in which a causative agent cannot be identified. The application of broad-spectrum, sequence independent virus discovery techniques may be useful to
Marta eCanuti   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonspecific immunomodulators for recurrent respiratory tract infections, wheezing and asthma in children: a systematic review of mechanistic and clinical evidence

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018
Purpose of review To provide an overview of the mechanistic and clinical evidence for the use of nonspecific immunomodulators in paediatric respiratory tract infection (RTI) and wheezing/asthma prophylaxis.
S. Esposito   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infectious disease burden and antibiotic prescribing in primary care in Israel

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2018
Background Antibiotics are frequently prescribed at many of the visits to primary care clinics, often for conditions for which they provide no benefit, including viral respiratory tract infections.
Marcelo Low   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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