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The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections
Seminars in Respiratory Infections, 2000Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk factors for pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections include: extremes of age (very young and ...
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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 ...
Caroline C. Johnson +3 more
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Mechanisms of infection in the respiratory tract
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 1981Related to its potential vulnerability the respiratory tract has a very complex and effective defence apparatus. The interaction between these defence mechanisms and certain characteristics of aetiological agents results in a pattern in which initial infections by these agents tend to occur at specific sites in the tract.
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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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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1990Although lower respiratory tract infections are frequently diagnosed in a primary care setting, they are still associated with a significant morbidity and mortality, which warrants a careful approach to treatment. Knowledge of the most common cause based on the age of the patient, location where the infection was acquired, and clinical presentation ...
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Prevention of respiratory tract infection
The American Journal of Medicine, 1984Bacterial infection of the lower respiratory tract is initiated by colonization of the upper respiratory tract followed by aspiration of small volumes of contaminated secretions into the lungs. Failure of lung antibacterial defenses results in pneumonia.
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Telithromycin in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Future Microbiology, 2006Telithromycin 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.
F. Blasi +5 more
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Principles of Judicious Antibiotic Prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Pediatrics
Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines & Policies, 2014Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses and require no antibiotics. This clinical report focuses on antibiotic prescribing strategies for bacterial upper respiratory tract infections, including acute otitis media, acute bacterial ...
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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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Neonatal respiratory tract infections
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 1993Neonatal respiratory tract infections, in particular pneumonia, can be life-threatening. Lower respiratory tract infections may be acquired before, during, or after birth. Upper respiratory tract infections include otitis, sinusitis, rhinitis, laryngitis, tracheitis and bronchitis.
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