Viral pneumonia in adults and older children in sub-Saharan Africa — epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and management [PDF]
, 2014 Community-acquired pneumonia causes substantial morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 131 million new cases each year. Viruses — such as influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus — are now recognised ...
Ho, Antonia
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Multicenter Evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel for the Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens [PDF]
, 2020 The QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel (QIAstat-Dx RP) is a multiplex in vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative detection of 20 pathogens directly from nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens. The assay is performed using a simple sample-to-answer platform with
Granato, Paul +8 more
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Emerging respiratory viral infections: MERS-CoV and influenza [PDF]
, 2014 This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Probiotics, prebiotics and amelioration of diseases
Journal of Biomedical Science, 2019 Dysbiosis of gut microbiota is closely related to occurrence of many important chronic inflammations-related diseases. So far the traditionally prescribed prebiotics and probiotics do not show significant impact on amelioration of these diseases in ...
Yu-Ling Tsai +6 more
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Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections [PDF]
Annual Review of Virology, 2020 The seasonal cycle of respiratory viral diseases has been widely recognized for thousands of years, as annual epidemics of the common cold and influenza disease hit the human population like clockwork in the winter season in temperate regions. Moreover, epidemics caused by viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and ...
Moriyama, Miyu +2 more
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ASCENIV utilization in a primary immunodeficiency patient with recurrent viral infections
Immunological Medicine, 2023 Primary immunodeficiency (PI) patients may still experience persistent viral and bacterial respiratory infections with ongoing treatments. We report a challenging case of a PI patient who experienced recurrent viral respiratory infections despite ...
Kevin P. Rosenbach +3 more
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Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B.
Agricola, Eleonora +22 more
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Early respiratory viral infections in infants with cystic fibrosis [PDF]
, 2015 This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
A Peshkin +41 more
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Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections [PDF]
Disease-a-Month, 2002 Acute respiratory tract infections are the most common illnesses in all individuals, regardless of age or gender. Epidemiologic surveys and community-based studies conducted since the beginning of the 20th century have determined the rates of illness and the pathogens involved in such infections.
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Multicenter clinical evaluation of the Luminex Aries Flu A/B & RSV assay for pediatric and adult respiratory tract specimens [PDF]
, 2017 Influenza A and B viruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are three common viruses implicated in seasonal respiratory tract infections and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adults and children worldwide. In recent years, an increasing
Buller, Richard S +6 more
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