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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Respiratory infection"”.
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The pathogenesis of respiratory infection of lambs by mycoplasmas
<p>A chronic respiratory disease of lambs that we have termed the coughing syndrome is characterized by a paroxysmal cough that predisposes to rectal prolapses and secondary bacterial pneumonias. Initial experimentation suggested prevalence and association of mycoplasmas, in particular Mycoplasma …
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Development of an inhaled liposomal-loaded azithromycin formulation for the treatment of chronic respiratory infection
… are characterised by cycles of inflammation and infection. Long term antibiotics are commonly prescribed in these conditions to decrease exacerbation frequency and improve quality of life. Azithromycin is often given orally for this purpose with its benefit thought to be due to a dual …
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Association between Air Pollution Exposure and Self-Report of Recent Respiratory Infection: A MESA Air study
… prospectively on recent MESA participant infection. Methods & Results: MESA, a prospective cohort study, followed over 6800 participants with 5 study visits over 12 years. Data collected included participant self-report of recent respiratory infection. Individual ambient air pollution …
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Upper-respiratory infection triggers experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis onset in autoimmune prone t-cell receptor transgenic mice
… trigger relapses are poorly understood. Upper-respiratory viral infection increases the risk for relapse. Here, we tested the hypothesis that upper respiratory infection is sufficient to cause glial activation, promote immune cell trafficking to the CNS and trigger pathology in an …
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Respiratory infection with the paramyxovirus SV5 results in maturation and cytokine secretion in CD103- and CD103+ dendritic cell subsets.
… lymph node resident DC. We utilized intranasal infection of BALB/c mice with paramyxovirus recombinant Simian Virus 5(rSV5-eGFP-p60) as a model to explore the behavior of these four DC subsets in vivo with regard to regulation of costimulatory molecules and cytokine secretion. We found that the …
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IMPACT OF SARS-COV-2 RESPIRATORY INFECTION ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND NEED FOR NON-INVASIVE VENTILATORY SUPPORT IN ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A SINGLE-CENTER, PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Viral and bacterial infections are the main cause of COPD exacerbations, accounting for 25% and 26% of cases respectively. To date no conclusive data are available on the risk of COPD exacerbations triggered by SARS-CoV-2. The present study was primarily aimed to identify the risk of acute …
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Retrospective analysis of infection-related deaths of sudden unexpected death in infancy cases at Salt River Mortuary
… and is a particular burden in South Africa. Infections have been previously linked to SUDI deaths, but empirical data in a South African context is lacking. This study aimed to explore the burden and risk factors of infection-related infant death at Salt River Mortuary (SRM). To identify the …
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Effect of an Educational Program on Inappropriate Uri Visits: A Randomized Controlled Study
… generating excess utilization is that of upper respiratory infection (URI). Such infections account for nine percent of all primary care visits nationwide. Examination of URI visits to the Family Medical Care Center (FMCC) at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine revealed that …
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The impact of chest radiography on the diagnosis, clinical management and outcome of acute lower respiratory infections in children
… chest radiography is widely used in acute lower respiratory infections in children. Its impact on clinical outcome is unknown. Methods. A randomised controlled trial was performed of 522 children aged 2 to 59 months who met the World Health Organisation case definition for pneumonia. The main …
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An investigation into the role of Pellino2 in lung inflammation
… deficiency on the inflammatory response during respiratory infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa was examined. Pellino2- deficient mice had improved survival and reduced bacterial load when compared with wild type mice in response to respiratory infection. These data are also discussed in the …
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The effect of "fusafungine" on the incidence of upper respiratory tract symptoms in ultradistance runners
… a manner that the incidence of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection may be reduced if it is administered before, during and after completion of an ultramarathon. Furthermore, fusafungine could also reduce the risk of secondary bacterial infection. The potential value of fusafungine in …
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An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification
… to establish the effect on morbidity due to respiratory infection, paraffln poisoning and bums. The reduced demand for health services stemming from a reduction in morbidity is quantified and its macroeconomic implications investigated. The implications that the results of this quantification …
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The performance of respiratory illness surveillance case definitions to detect Bordetella pertussis in children aged < 5 years seeking healthcare for respiratory illness in South Africa, 2017-2023
… Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of respiratory illness surveillance data among children aged <5 years across sentinel sites from January 2017 through December 2023. Participants were enrolled as either outpatients eligible for influenza‐like illness (ILI), or hospitalised patients …
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A mixed methods study exploring early career doctors’ and medical students’ seasonal influenza vaccination
Seasonal influenza is an acute, contagious respiratory infection that causes considerable morbidity and mortality each year. The Chief Medical Officer for England recommends that healthcare workers have a seasonal influenza vaccination in an attempt to protect both patients and NHS staff. Despite …
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Illness episodes in a cohort of preterm infants in their first year of life
… died at home. The most common illnesses were respiratory (53%) and dermatological (17%) in nature. Lower respiratory tract infections accounted for 71% of all hospital admissions. There were no significant associations between socioeconomic subgroups when comparing illness episodes or hospital …
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Characterisation of physiological and immune-related biomarkers of weaning stress in beef cattle
… stress and that are more likely to succumb to respiratory infection.
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Enhancing healthcare decisions using big data
… dates and explore the transmission of common respiratory infectious diseases within families. The second chapter generates synthetic indexes of Medicaid dental benefit generosity for low-income older adults to improve their dental access. The third chapter evaluates the performance of the …
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Assessment of biomas fuel use and its association with acute respiratory infections among under-five children in Zambia
… render them more susceptible to developing acute respiratory infection (ARI). ARI have been said to cause 15% of all deaths in children under the age of five and over half of these deaths occur in developing countries including Zambia. According to the 2013/14 Zambia demographic and health survey …
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Symptom Experience and Influenza-Like Illness in a Military Population
… psychometric properties of the Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS).</p> <p>BACKGROUND: ILI outbreaks have been a significant source of non-battle injury among military personnel. Many different viruses cause ILI, and it is difficult to determine which virus is causing the …
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INVESTIGATING THE CAUSAL ROLE OF VITAMIN D AND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS IN LUNG HEALTH
… susceptibility and severity, including severe respiratory infection and hospitalization. We found no evidence for a causal effect of genetically predicted differences in long-term vitamin D nutritional status on susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 infection. Next, we investigated …
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