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Showing 1 to 20 of 260 for “"Respiratory tract"”.
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Comparative Respiratory Tract Pathology of Emerging Viral Infections
… emerged viruses, Nipah virus and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which have caused significant respiratory disease and death in humans.
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Compartmental responses of the respiratory tract to Staphylococcus aureus
… cells and their response to TLR ligands. The respiratory tract itself seems to pose a contradiction given by the clinical observation that its upper portion (nasal compartment) allows the growth of bacteria, acting like a reservoir, whereas the lower portion (lung compartment) reacts with an …
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Upper respiratory tract symptoms and allergies in Ironman triathletes
… form other endurance sports that symptoms of respiratory tract infection are particularly common. However, the prevalence, causes and consequences of these symptoms have not been studied in Ironman triathletes. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine the incidence of respiratory tract …
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Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths
… studies have shown the risk factors for lower respiratory tract infection to include lack of breast feeding, prenatal and environmental tobacco smoke exposure, prematurity, immunosuppression, underlying medical conditions and overcrowding. The present study was aimed at determining which of the …
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CFD simulation of the airflow through the human respiratory tract
… out simulations of the airflow through the human respiratory tract. Three geometries, consisting of the ETA, CT-derived lower airway, and a combination of the two were utilized in simulations that were performed for transient breathing in addition to constant inspiration/expiration. …
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Survival strategies of the human respiratory tract pathogen Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae is an important respiratory tract pathogen responsible for a variety of infections in humans. Encapsulated H. influenzae belongs to one of six serotypes (a-f), of which type b is the most virulent one causing serious and sometimes life-threatening diseases (e.g., …
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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection
… in infants and children with severe lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Given the paucity of data in LMICs, the thesis starts by systematically searching for existing data that will give some indication of the possible extent of the pertussis problem in these countries. Secondly, a …
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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection
… in infants and children with severe lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Given the paucity of data in LMICs, the thesis started by systematically searching for existing data that will give some indication of the possible extent of the pertussis problem in these countries. Secondly, a …
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The effect of upper respiratory tract illness on exercise performance
… to investigate the relationship between upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and exercise performance. The first study documented the incidence of URTI in an athletic population and the second study determined the effect of URTI on exercise performance during the recovery period. Endurance …
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Respiratory Tract Infections: Aspects of Aetiology, Virulence, and Communicable Disease Control
… are the predominant aetiology of bacterial respiratory tract infections and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, in the most severe cases due to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD; mainly sepsis and meningitis).The development and spread of resistant pneumococci are facilitated in day …
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Determinants of disease severity in children with viral lower respiratory tract infections
Contains fulltext : 166986.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Scanning electron microscopy of the respiratory tract of cattle with shipping fever
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Pathology,
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Rationalisation of antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infection in primary health care.
… behaviour in the area of suspected upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Stage 1 Qualitative interviews identified patient and prescriber factors that are important in the decision to consult and prescribe antibiotics respectively in URTI. Five GPs and twelve patients were interviewed. …
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Acute lower respiratory tract infection in infancy: a seven year follow-up study
Seven years after hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory tract infection in infancy, 200 children and their case -controls were assessed for respiratory status and epidemiological characteristics. The index group comprised 100 cases where respiratory syncytial virus had been responsible for …
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Molecular Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
… care unit (PICU). I identified that lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) was the leading indication for antimicrobial treatment; however, a bacterial cause was not found in most patients. Therefore, I developed a single-centre study to evaluate the implementation of a …
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The Potential Role of Cathelicidin Peptides for the Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
… commercial exogenous surfactant, bovine lipid extract surfactant (BLES), and identified a lead compound (CATH-2) for further testing. Following this, we investigated three main outcomes: 1) the antimicrobial activity of CATH-2 and BLES+CATH-2 against multi-drug resistant, clinically isolated …
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