In addition, atypical presentation of symptoms in the elderly can often make the diagnosis of respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia, more difficult in older adults. Also, identifying the pathogens responsible for infection can often be difficult, with no benefit to be yielded from systematic ...
Serious infections in adults may cause pneumonia (an infection in one or both lungs) or bronchiolitis (an inflammation of the respiratory tract). You can watch for signs that RSV may be getting worse, such as: High fever Really bad cough ...
The meaning of RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS is a pneumovirus (species Human orthopneumovirus of the genus Orthopneumovirus) that usually causes mild infections of the upper respiratory tract and lungs, that is spread through contact with respiratory dropl
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether reported serious respiratory infection before the age of 5 years (SRI) is a significant risk factor for subsequent development of bronchial asthma and/or bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adults. METHODS: We investigated a random population sample of 1,104 subjects (aged...
摘要: Publication » Revisiting upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in adults in the light of the current severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) situation in Singapore..关键词: Humans Respiratory Tract Infections Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Diagnosis, Differential Prospective Studies ...
This study describes the preliminary psychometric properties of the RSV-iiiQ and indicates this tool may be useful for the assessment of the severity of symptoms and impact of acute RSV infection in adults. The findings also indicated two items, Runny nose and Ear pain, may be unnecessary and...
Moreover, this association is also restricted to infections that spread to the lower respiratory tract and are of sufficient intensity to trigger severe symptoms in the infants. These findings are open to 2 broad interpretations. First, and in line with the bulk of currently prevailing opinion in...
An acute respiratory tract infection is a common reason to seek medical attention. An acute respiratory tract infection is a common reason to seek medical attention. Although most respiratory tract infections are caused by a virus, such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, or rhinovirus,...
Viral pneumonia in older adults. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 42: 518–24. k Glezen WP, Taber LH, Frank AL, Kasel JA. Risk of primary infection and reinfection with respiratory syncytial virus. Am J Dis Child 1986; 140: 543–6. Willson DF, Landrigan CP, Horn SD, Smout RJ. Complications ...
The Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most important viral pathogens, causing epidemics of acute respiratory infection (ARI), especially bronchiolitis and pneumonia, in children worldwide. To investigate the RSV burden in Laos, we con