News tagged with lower respiratory tract
Evidence of host adaptation of avian-origin influenza A virus
The connection between human avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus infection and environmental sources of the virus were determined based on clinical data, epidemiology, and virological characteristics of the three early ...
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May 15, 2013 |
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Earliest known evidence of 1918 influenza pandemic found
Examination of lung tissue and other autopsy material from 68 American soldiers who died of respiratory infections in 1918 has revealed that the influenza virus that eventually killed 50 million people worldwide was circulating ...
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Sep 19, 2011 |
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Research suggests transmission of respiratory viruses in utero
The most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can be transferred during pregnancy to an unborn baby, according to Cleveland Clinic Children's ...
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Apr 18, 2013 |
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Common antibiotic linked to heart problems in patients with lung conditions
The antibiotic clarithromycin – widely used for treating lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia and acute exacerbations (sudden worsening) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – may be associated ...
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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New study finds maternal diet important predictor of severity for infant RSV
An important predictor of the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants may be what their mothers ate during pregnancy, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Cr ...
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Mar 04, 2013 |
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SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection
A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs, researchers said Wednesday.
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Apr 03, 2013 |
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Azithromycin may provide benefit for treatment of respiratory disorder
Among patients with the lung disorder non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin resulted in improvement in symptoms but also increased the risk of antibiotic resistance, according to a ...
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Mar 26, 2013 |
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Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section
A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered ...
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Jan 10, 2012 |
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Cold and flu myths and facts
Nobody wants the common cold as a guest, but the upper respiratory infection keeps knocking at the door, never more frequently than during the winter holiday season.
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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Antimicrobial resistance up in K. pneumoniae isolates
(HealthDay)—Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolates from U.S. inpatients are becoming increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents, according to a study published in the January issue of Emerging I ...
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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European trial confirms commonly prescribed antibiotic ineffective for treating cough
The antibiotic amoxicillin, that doctors typically prescribe for common lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) such as cough and bronchitis, is no more effective at relieving symptoms than the use of no medication, even ...
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Dec 18, 2012 |
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Infants with severe RSV disease may be immunosuppressed
Infants with severe lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have a dysfunctional innate immune response that relates to the severity of their disease. These are the findings from ...
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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Superbugs blasted by aerosols
(Medical Xpress)—Blasting superbugs with tiny nano-sized antibiotics delivered via powder aerosol may be a faster, safer and cheaper way of treating respiratory infectious diseases such as pneumonia or ...
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Nov 29, 2012 |
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GP judgement not enough to accurately diagnose cases of pneumonia
Pneumonia cannot be accurately diagnosed solely on a doctor's analysis of symptoms and patient history, according to new findings.
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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