Acute respiratory tract infection
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Older adults are more susceptible to respiratory tract infection than healthy working age adults. The increased susceptibility of older adults is thought to be interlinked with vitamin D status, nourishment, and immuno‑ logical state in general. Data are scarce whether these parameters could serve as prognostic markers.
10p vinobelprisen 26-03-2022 14 3 Download
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There is a lack of studies comparing PCT, CRP and WBC levels in the differential diagnosis of acute bacterial, viral, and mycoplasmal respiratory tract infections. It is necessary to explore the correlation between above markers and different types of ARTI.
8p vimackenziebezos 29-11-2021 12 0 Download
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Worldwide, pneumonia is the third leading cause of death in under 5 years children. Ethiopia is ranked 4th out of 15 countries having the highest burdens of the death rate among under-five children due to pneumonia.
10p vijichoo2711 31-05-2021 63 1 Download
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Pneumonia is the 2nd leading cause of years of life lost worldwide and is a common cause of adult admissions to hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. Risk factors for adult pneumonia are well characterised in developed countries, but are less well described in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is a major contributing factor.
8p vimontana2711 05-04-2021 13 1 Download
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Bacterial infection of the lower respiratory tract is believed to play a major role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD).
13p vimontana2711 05-04-2021 16 1 Download
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Many patients with bronchiectasis have recurrent hospitalisations for infective exacerbations. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is known to be associated with increased in-hospital mortality. This study examined the frequency of AKI, associated risk-factors, and the association of AKI with in-hospital mortality among patients with bronchiectasis.
8p vimaine2711 26-03-2021 14 1 Download
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There is a lack of studies comparing the utility of C-reactive protein (CRP) with Procalcitonin (PCT) for the management of patients with acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) in primary care. Our aim was to study the correlation between these markers and to compare their predictive accuracy in regard to clinical outcome prediction.
9p vimaine2711 26-03-2021 8 1 Download
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Respiratory tract infection is a major cause of acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma (AEBA). Although recent findings suggest that common bacteria are causally associated with AEBA, a comprehensive epidemiologic analysis of infectious pathogens including common/atypical bacteria and viruses in AEBA has not been performed.
8p vimaine2711 26-03-2021 9 2 Download
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Lower respiratory tract infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. Several viruses can cause bronchiolitis. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV), influenza type A, adenovirus and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are some of the common viruses found in hospital studies. This study aimed to study the molecular diagnosis of HPMV infections by using a realtime, reverse-transcriptase PCR assay and the evaluation of its prevalence among Egyptian infants clinically diagnosed with acute viral bronchiolitis.
8p kethamoi6 29-06-2020 19 2 Download
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Human bocavirus (HBoV) was first identified as parvovirus in 2005 in nasopharyngeal aspirates of children with lower respiratory tract infection. The objectives of this study were to determine HBoV as a cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection(ALRTI) in children by investigating the presence of HBoV DNA, to evaluate diagnostic efficiency of HBov IgM assay in the serum of the studied patients and to assess the impact of the viral load on the clinical manifestations of children with positive HBoV DNA samples.
8p nguaconbaynhay6 24-06-2020 12 1 Download
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Viral respiratory tract infections (RTI) are relatively understudied in Southeast Asian tropical countries. In temperate countries, seasonal activity of respiratory viruses has been reported, particularly in association with temperature, while inconsistent correlation of respiratory viral activity with humidity and rain is found in tropical countries.
9p virubber2711 21-03-2020 11 1 Download
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Avian infectious bronchitis (IB) is one of the major economically important, worldwide distributed and highly contagious and acute upper‐ respiratory tract disease of poultry caused by avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) belonging to family Coronaviridae and affects both galliform and nongalliform birds. IBV demonstrates a wide range of tissues tropism, including the renal and reproductive systems.
15p caygaocaolon3 27-02-2020 28 0 Download
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The relative incidence and clinical impact of individual respiratory viruses remains unclear among children presenting to the hospital emergency department with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI).
9p vichengshin2711 26-02-2020 20 1 Download
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In primary health care centres, upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children are commonly encountered by physicians. Viruses cause most URTIs, but parents’ attitudes often represent an important reason for antibiotic abuse, which leads to the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
9p vichengna2711 25-02-2020 15 1 Download
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Pneumonia and acute bronchitis are the most common Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTIs). They are caused by a variety of organisms. 472 BAL samples collected from clinically suspected lower respiratory tract infections were processed in the microbiology laboratory. Of the total samples, males constituted 336 (71.2%) and 136 (28.8%) females. 223 (47.2%) of the samples were of age group 40-60 years. 383 (81.1%) of samples showed growth of various bacteria. Fungal isolation was seen in 21 (4.4%) of samples. This study shows various pathogens isolated from lower respiratory tract infections.
5p cothumenhmong3 22-02-2020 22 1 Download
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The comparison of the frequencies of bacterial and viral infections among children with communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) admitted in distinct severity categories, in an original study, is lacking in literature to-date. We aimed to achieve this goal.
10p videshiki2711 21-02-2020 10 0 Download
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Acute lower respiratory tract infection is the commonest disease affecting children under five worldwide. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is among the most common causative pathogens. Epidemiological data suggest an association between severe viral respiratory infections in infancy and increased incidence of childhood wheeze and asthma.
8p videshiki2711 19-02-2020 7 1 Download
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Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients worldwide and imposes an intense pressure on health care facilities. Data on the epidemiology profiles of ARIs are scarce in the western and rural areas of China.
8p vidr2711 19-02-2020 15 1 Download
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Infectious diseases are the leading cause of hospital admissions in young children. Hospitalisation with an infectious disease is a recurrent event for some children. Our objective was to describe risk factors for infectious disease readmission following hospital admission with an infectious disease in the first two years of life.
9p vidr2711 19-02-2020 21 2 Download
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes pediatric pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in older adults and immunocompromised individuals. The Present study aims to determine the proportion of RSV infection in patients with acute LRTI. Two step quantitative reverse transcriptase real time PCR was carried out on 80 samples for detection of RSV. The proportion RSV infection in our patients was found to be 1.25%. Our study showed that RSV infection is not a common cause of LRTI in adults in this area.
4p chauchaungayxua3 07-02-2020 10 0 Download